The cytokine pattern features of patients with chronic H. pyloriassociated gastritis andpeptic ulcer diseaseE.A. Kondrashina, N.M. Kalinina, N.I. Davidova, A.Yu. Baranovsky, A.S. Kondrashin St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, 2 AllRussian Center of Emergency andRadiation Medicine, St. Petersburg
The cytokine pattern features of patients with chronic H. pyloriassociated gastritis andpeptic ulcer diseaseE.A. Kondrashina, N.M. Kalinina, N.I. Davidova, A.Yu. Baranovsky, A.S. Kondrashin St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, 2 AllRussian Center of Emergency andRadiation Medicine, St. Petersburg
This review article is about the role of cytokines in pathogenesis of chronic H. pyloriassociated gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. Effects of cytokines on gastric epithelial damage, restitution of gastroduodenal mucosa and gastric acid secretion are discussed.Key words: cytokines, chronic Helicobacter pyloriassociated gastritis, peptic ulcer disease.