THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN GASTROINTESTINAL FOOD ALLERGIES IN CHILDREN

Abstract

This review presents the data of modern scientific studies indicating the pathogenetic relationship of Helicobacter pylori infection with the gastrointestinal form of food allergy in children. From the position of foreign researchers, the cascade mechanism of the immune response is considered, in the form of an allergic reaction that occurs when the integrity of the gastrointestinal barrier is violated by Helicobacter pylori infection. The authors have formulated a conclusion about the spectrum of pathogenicity of the microbe, its dual role in the immune system, as a protective agent and a factor provoking food allergies.