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Helicobacter pylori Depletes Cholesterol in Gastric Glands to Prevent Interferon Gamma Signaling and Escape the Inflammatory Response.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2018
Morey Pau, Pfannkuch Lennart, Pang Ervinna, Boccellato Francesco, Sigal Michael, Imai-Matsushima Aki, Dyer Victoria, Koch Manuel, Mollenkopf Hans-Joachim, Schlaermann Philipp, Meyer Thomas F
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Despite inducing an inflammatory response, Helicobacter pylori can persist in the gastric mucosa for decades. H pylori expression of cholesterol-α-glucosyltransferase (encoded by cgt) is required for gastric colonization and T-cell activation. We investigated how cgt affects gastric epithelial cells and the host immune response. METHODS: MKN45 gastric epithelial cells, AGS cells, and human...
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