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Epithelial intestinal cell apoptosis induced by Helicobacter pylori depends on expression of the cag pathogenicity island phenotype.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2001
Le'Negrate G, Ricci V, Hofman V, Mograbi B, Hofman P, Rossi B
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Helicobacter pylori has been shown to induce chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcer and may contribute to the development of duodenal ulcer. Previous studies have shown that H. pylori mediates apoptosis of gastric epithelial cells via a Fas-dependent pathway. However, evidence for the induction of such a mechanism in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) by H. pylori infection has not been demonstrated yet. This...
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