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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Arginase Inhibits T Cell Proliferation and Reduces the Expression of the TCR ζ-Chain (CD3ζ)
1 Jul 2004
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Helicobacter pylori infects approximately half the human population. The outcomes of the infection range from gastritis to gastric cancer and appear to be associated with the immunity to H. pylori. Patients developing nonatrophic gastritis present a Th1 response without developing protective immunity, suggesting that this bacterium may have mechanisms to evade the immune response of the host. Several H. pylori...
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