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Implication of the Structure of theHelicobacter pylori cagPathogenicity Island in Induction of Interleukin-8 Secretion
1 Mar 2001
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori virulence is associated with the presence of the cag pathogenicity island (PAI). The cag PAI is involved in the ability to induce interleukin-8 (IL-8) secretion by human cells, which is implicated in the inflammatory response of the gastric mucosa to H. pylori infection. The aim of this study was to determine whether the genetic structure of the cag PAI is conserved and whether it is linked to...
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