Haemagglutination (HA) test of Helicobacter pylori | ||
| Baghdad Science Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 1382-1386 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saba A.S.H. Al-Sultan; Subhi H.K.Al-Jubouri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Thirty clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori bacteria obtained from patients attending endoscopy unit of Ibn-Sena teaching hospital in Mosul . These patients were complaining from epigastric pain , dyspepsia , acidity , vomiting , abdominal pain , flatulance , heart burn and melena . The H. pylori isolates were used for Haemagglutination assay (HA) , which involves the recognition of various glycoconjugates on the surface of red blood cells . In this study sheep red blood cells has been used in (HA) assay because the sheep erythrocytes surface resemble that of human epithelial cells . The results proved by (HA) assay, the ability of H. pylori to adherence to specific receptors on the surface of Human Epithelial Cell , which is the first step in the pathogenic process . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Helicobacter Pylori | ||
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