Autoimmune gastritis (AIG) is an increasingly prevalent, organ-specific, immune-mediated
disorder characterized by the destruction of gastric parietal cells, leading to the loss of …

The mucosa of the body of the stomach (ie, the gastric corpus) uses 2 overlapping, depth-
dependent mechanisms to respond to injury. Superficial injury heals via surface cells with …

Chronic autoimmune atrophic gastritis (CAAG) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease,
which affects the corpus–fundus gastric mucosa. Although it has been described for several …

Autoimmune diseases, characterized by an alteration of the immune system which results in
a loss of tolerance to self antigens often coexist in the same patient. Autoimmune atrophic …

Autoimmune atrophic gastritis is an organ-specific immune-mediated condition
characterized by atrophy of the oxyntic mucosa. Autoimmune atrophic gastritis (AIG) is …

Gender-sex differences in autoimmune diseases are gaining increasing attention due to
their effects on prevalence and clinical features. Data on gender-sex differences in …

Background Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disease which may result in
extensive damage of the thyroid gland. Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), is the most frequent …

Autoimmune gastritis (AIG) and pernicious anemia (PA) are two gastroenterological
conditions closely related and they recognize the same underlying pathophysiological …

Gastrin is a peptide hormone primarily responsible for enhancing gastric mucosal growth,
gastric motility, and secretion of hydrochloric acid (HCl) into the stomach. It is present in G …

Methods: A single-center, prospective 2: 1 case-control study was conducted. Cases were
patients with the diagnosis of AIG based on consistent serologic and histologic findings …