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SUBMITTER: Wen S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2168299 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wen Sicheng S Velin Dominique D Felley Christian P CP Du Likun L Michetti Pierre P Pan-Hammarström Qiang Q
Infection and immunity 20070820 11
Helicobacter pylori virulence factors have been suggested to be important in determining the outcome of infection. The H. pylori adhesion protein BabA2 is thought to play a crucial role in bacterial colonization and in induction of severe gastric inflammation, particularly in combination with expression of CagA and VacA. However, the influence of these virulence factors on the pathogenesis of H. pylori infection is still poorly understood. To address this question, the inflammatory gene expressi ...[more]