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Helicobacter pylori antigens as potential modulators of lymphocytes' cytotoxic activity.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Rudnicka Karolina, Włodarczyk Marcin, Moran Anthony P, Rechciński Tomasz, Miszczyk Eliza, Matusiak Agnieszka, Szczęsna Ewelina, Walencka Maria, Rudnicka Wiesława, Chmiela Magdalena
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H.p) colonizes human gastric mucosa and causes gastric and duodenal ulcer disease or gastric cancer. Various H.p compounds may modulate the host immune response in regards to tolerance of the infection or disease development. The aim of this study was to determine whether H.p lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and glycine acid extract antigens (GE) or E. coli LPS influence the cytotoxic activity of...
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