Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium that persistently colonizes more than half of
the global human population. In order to successfully colonize the human stomach, H. pylori …

Management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has always been a challenge for
physicians. Current treatment protocols may cause numerous adverse effects. Selenium is …

Oxymatrine (OXY) has antioxidative and antiinflammatory activities. In the present work, we
investigate the effects of OXY on gastric ulcer models and elucidate the underlying …

Prostatitis is a polyetiological inflammation of the prostate gland in men characterized by
pelvic pain, irritative voiding symptoms, and sexual dysfunction. Histologically prostatitis is …

Helicobacter pylori infects the human gastric mucosa and elicits an aggressive inflammatory
response. Despite the severity of the inflammatory response, the bacterium is able to persist …

The fourth article in this series addresses the target of all work on alternative methods, the
animal test. It is not easy to say something new here, since anti-vivisectionists have collected …

Background Acid suppressant drugs are a mainstay of treatment for cats with gastrointestinal
erosion and ulceration. However, clinical studies have not been performed to compare the …

Examines the interaction between Helicobacter pylori and cag pathogenicity island for
mouse colonizing model. Description of SS1 strain of H. pylori; Failure of SS1 strain to …

Croton zehntneri, a plant native to northeastern Brazil, is widely used in folk medicine to treat
gastrointestinal problems and has rich essential oil content. The effects of the essential oil of …

Background: Due to inappropriate diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, regular use of drugs
like NSAIDs and sedentary lifestyle, one may feel upper abdominal pain which may be the …