The emerging role of Helicobacter pylori-induced metabolic gastrointestinal dysmotility and neurodegeneration

J Kountouras, M Boziki, SA Polyzos… - Current Molecular …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Helicobacter pylori infection (Hp-I) is a prevalent disorder identified in the majority of the
population in many countries around the world and is responsible for substantial …

Gastrointestinal immune system and brain dialogue implicated in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases

G Deretzi, J Kountouras, SA Polyzos… - Current molecular …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
A common characteristic of the central nervous system (CNS) neurodegenerative disorders
is neuroinflammation, marked by augmented numbers of activated and primed microglia …

Impact of reactive oxygen species generation on Helicobacter pylori-related extragastric diseases: a hypothesis

J Kountouras, M Boziki, SA Polyzos… - Free radical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production that
contribute to pathogenesis of a variety of H. pylori-related gastric diseases, as shown in …

A potential impact of Helicobacter pylori-related galectin-3 in neurodegeneration

M Boziki, SA Polyzos, G Deretzi, E Kazakos… - Neurochemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Neurodegeneration represents a component of the central nervous system (CNS) diseases
pathogenesis, either as a disability primary source in the frame of prototype …

Helicobacter pylori: an intruder involved in conspiring glaucomatous neuropathy

J Kountouras - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 - bjo.bmj.com
Selective death of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) is the hallmark of glaucoma, also associated
with structural changes in the optic nerve head; death of RGC after axonal injury can be …

Impact of Helicobacter pylori on multiple sclerosis‐related clinically isolated syndrome

G Deretzi, E Gavalas, M Boziki… - Acta Neurologica …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives There are no data regarding the relationship between Helicobacter pylori
infection (Hp‐I) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple sclerosis. The …

From the “little brain” gastrointestinal infection to the “big brain” neuroinflammation: a proposed fast axonal transport pathway involved in multiple sclerosis

G Deretzi, J Kountouras, N Grigoriadis, C Zavos… - Medical …, 2009 - Elsevier
The human central nervous system (CNS) is targeted by different pathogens which, apart
from pathogens' intranasal inoculation or trafficking into the brain through infected blood …

Helicobacter pylori with or without its neutrophil-activating protein may be the common denominator associated with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica

J Kountouras, E Gavalas, G Deretzi… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2010 - search.proquest.com
In their paper, Li et al. 1 concluded that Helicobacter pylori (Hp) neutrophil-activating protein
(Hp-NAP) may be associated with the anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-related neural …

Impact of Helicobacter pylori and metabolic syndrome-related mast cell activation on cardiovascular diseases

M Doulberis, A Papaefthymiou, SA Polyzos… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Helicobacter pylori, a widely renowned bacterium, has recently gained attention owing to its
potential impact on extragastric health. The emergence of research linking H. pylori infection …

Microorganismos y cáncer: evidencias científicas y nuevas hipotésis

E Velázquez, Á Peix, A Gómez-Alonso - Cirugía Española, 2011 - Elsevier
La implicación de los microorganismos en el cáncer humano se conoce desde hace más de
un siglo y diferentes tipos de parásitos, bacterias y virus se han relacionado con procesos …