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Association of gastric epithelial apoptosis with the ability of Helicobacter pylori to induce a neutrophil oxidative burst.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2000
Mizuki I, Shimoyama T, Fukuda S, Liu Q, Nakaji S, Munakata A
Abstract excerpt
Both polymorphonuclear cell infiltration and increased epithelial apoptosis are seen in gastric mucosa in the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection. This study examined the association between bacterial ability to stimulate an oxidative burst in neutrophils and epithelial apoptosis. Biopsy specimens were obtained from 15 patients to detect apoptotic cells by the TUNEL method. H. pylori strains isolated from...
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