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Helicobacter pylori entry into human gastric epithelial cells: A potential determinant of virulence, persistence, and treatment failures.
Helicobacter - 1 Sept 2000
Björkholm B, Zhukhovitsky V, Löfman C, Hultén K, Enroth H, Block M, Rigo R, Falk P, Engstrand L
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Intracellular location of Helicobacter pylori in human gastric epithelial cells has been observed in biopsies. Whether this reflects an ability to invade host cells and establish an intracellular niche remains to be determined. METHODS: The interactions between a clinical isolate of H. pylori and primary cell cultures from human gastric epithelium or the human epithelial cell line HEp-2...
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