Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9238060 | Digestive and Liver Disease | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The infection by H. pylori strains that produce high levels of phospholipase may increase the risk of developing gastric carcinoma. We hypothesise that indirect products of phospholipase activity, such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes and lysophospholipids, may mediate carcinogenesis.
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Authors
P. Lusini, N. Figura, M. Valassina, F. Roviello, C. Vindigni, L. Trabalzini, R. Nuti, C. Lenzi, C. Gonnelli, M. Nardi, P. Martelli, A. Santucci,