Advances in Research Progress of H. pylori
Fawad Ahmed
Services Institute of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Jawad Ahmed
Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala, Pakistan.
Hammad Ahmed *
Faculty of Pharmacy,The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
Syed Saeed Ul Hassan
Faculty of Pharmacy,The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan.
Javed Iqbal
Faculty of Pharmacy,The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan.
Ali Sharif
Faculty of Pharmacy,The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infection is a global public health problem. It can lead to chronic gastritis, stomach & duodenal ulcer, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and gastric adenocarcinoma. Globally a lot of research has been conducted on H. pylori. This review is focused on its biological characteristics, pathogenic mechanisms and epidemiological characteristics.
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, biological characteristics, pathogenic mechanism, epidemiological characteristics.