Helicobacter pylori affects systems outside the digestive tract
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Helicobacter pylori is associated with various extraintestinal systems, showing potential immunomodulatory and protective or pathogenic links to conditions outside the digestive tract such as Parkinson's disease and inflammatory bowel disease.
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Helicobacter pylori infection might be a protective factor against Parkinson's disease.
2025 · cited by 2
Paper [0] suggests that Helicobacter pylori infection is inversely correlated with Parkinson's disease, acting as a potential protective factor against this extraintestinal neurodegenerative disorder.
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The Controversies in the Relationship Between <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Narrative Review.
2025 · cited by 0
Paper [7] explores how Helicobacter pylori exerts immunomodulatory effects influencing the clinical course and pathogenesis of extraintestinal conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.