The Helicobacter pylori (HP) reinfection rate seems to be higher in developing countries than in developed ones. An increased seroprevalence of HP has also been reported in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) has been linked to both T1D and HT. Quite a few lines of evidence indicate that autoantibodies against several epitopes belonging to human zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) cross-recognize the homologous MAP3865c epitopes in both T1D and HT patients. HP may play a role in HT disease, most likely acting through a molecular mimicry mechanism that targets ZnT8 as reported for MAP and the two autoimmune diseases.
Lack of humoral response against Helicobacter pylori peptides homologous to human ZnT8 in Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients / Masala, S; Cossu, D; Niegowska, M; Mameli, Giuseppe; Paccagnini, D; Sechi, Leonardo Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. - ISSN 2036-6590. - 9:6(2015), pp. 631-634. [10.3855/jidc.6284]
Lack of humoral response against Helicobacter pylori peptides homologous to human ZnT8 in Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients
Cossu, D;MAMELI, Giuseppe;SECHI, Leonardo Antonio
2015-01-01
Abstract
The Helicobacter pylori (HP) reinfection rate seems to be higher in developing countries than in developed ones. An increased seroprevalence of HP has also been reported in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) has been linked to both T1D and HT. Quite a few lines of evidence indicate that autoantibodies against several epitopes belonging to human zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) cross-recognize the homologous MAP3865c epitopes in both T1D and HT patients. HP may play a role in HT disease, most likely acting through a molecular mimicry mechanism that targets ZnT8 as reported for MAP and the two autoimmune diseases.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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