| Literature DB >> 12011029 |
Marygorret Obonyo1, Donald G Guiney, Julia Harwood, Joshua Fierer, Sheri P Cole.
Abstract
Gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) has been proposed to play an important role in Helicobacter-related gastritis. Using the IFN-gamma gene knockout (IFN-gamma(-/-)) mouse model and a murine gastric epithelial cell line, GSM06, we demonstrated that Helicobacter pylori maximally induced macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA only in wild-type mice. MIP-2 and iNOS mRNA were also induced by H. pylori in GSM06 cells. Induction of cyclooxygenase 2 mRNA through IFN-gamma was demonstrated in GSM06 cells. These data indicate that IFN-gamma mediates the induction of MIP-2 and iNOS mRNA expression by H. pylori in mice.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12011029 PMCID: PMC127973 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.6.3295-3299.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441