Mast cell of upper gastrointestinal tract mucosa and Helicobacter pylori infection in children
Maciorkowska, E.; Szynaka, B.; Kaczmarski, M.; Dziecioł, J.; Kemona, A.
Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 8(48): 388-391
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1426-9686 PMID: 10967914 Document Number: 515969
Using histological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic examinations of gastric and duodenal mucosa the authors showed the increase in the number of mast cells with ultrastructural changes characteristic of their degranulation in H. pylori infected children. The damage of various intensification in glandular and covering epithelial cells and the inflammatory response were also proved. The results suggest the role of mastocytes in the inflammation of gastric and duodenal mucosa in H. pylori infected children.