Common conditions such as indigestion and heartburn as well as peptic ulcers, autoimmune gastritis and stomach and esophageal cancers have one thing in common – they involve disruptions of the normal ...

Common conditions such as indigestion and heartburn, as well as peptic ulcers, autoimmune gastritis and stomach and esophageal cancers involve disruptions of the normal activity of parietal cells (PCs ...

Working under sterile conditions in the cell culture lab.The photo shows hands pipetting cell culture medium in a sterile workbench. In the stomach, so-called parietal cells are responsible for acid ...

The study of gastric cancer and its precursors, such as metaplasia, remains critical in addressing one of the leading causes of cancer‐related mortality worldwide. This research field is focussed on ...

Researchers have identified molecular and genetic pathways that direct the generation and maturation of parietal cells, the only cells in the body that produce acid, from stem cells. The findings can ...