Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are not increased in dyspeptic patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis

• Main Authors: Taner Bayraktaroğlu (Author), Ahmet Şükrü Aras (Author), Selim Aydemir (Author), Can Davutoğlu (Author), Yücel Üstündağ (Author), Hulusi Atmaca (Author), Ali Borazan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a non-invasive microorganism causing intense gastric mucosal inflammatory and immune reaction. H. pylori-induced gastric mucosal cytokine overproduction has been clearly documented previously. The stomach has a large surface area and continuous spill-...