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Cellular Mucosal Defense During Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Review of the Role of Glutathione and the Oxidative Pentose Pathway
1 Aug 2005
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori is the primary cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease and is known to infect greater than 50% of the world's population. It is also known to lead to the onset of gastric cancer and unless treated, lasts throughout life in most individuals. Mouse models of H. pylori infection have improved our ability to study this organism and can be used to investigate the host mucosal response to the...
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