"Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"

<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Helicobacter pylori </it>colonizes the human gastric epithelium and induces chronic gastritis, which can lead to gastric cancer. Through cell-cell contacts the gastric epithelium forms a barrier to protect underlying tissue from pathogenic bacteri...

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Main Authors: Wroblewski Lydia E, Peek Richard M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Cell Communication and Signaling
Online Access:http://www.biosignaling.com/content/9/1/29
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spelling doaj-1c937bf95cf34e99ba06c3a9bf77faec2020-11-24T21:24:43ZengBMCCell Communication and Signaling1478-811X2011-11-01912910.1186/1478-811X-9-29"Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"Wroblewski Lydia EPeek Richard M<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Helicobacter pylori </it>colonizes the human gastric epithelium and induces chronic gastritis, which can lead to gastric cancer. Through cell-cell contacts the gastric epithelium forms a barrier to protect underlying tissue from pathogenic bacteria; however, <it>H. pylori </it>have evolved numerous strategies to perturb the integrity of the gastric barrier. In this review, we summarize recent research into the mechanisms through which <it>H. pylori </it>disrupts intercellular junctions and disrupts the gastric epithelial barrier.</p> http://www.biosignaling.com/content/9/1/29
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"Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"
Cell Communication and Signaling
author_facet Wroblewski Lydia E
Peek Richard M
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title "Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"
title_short "Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"
title_full "Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"
title_fullStr "Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"
title_full_unstemmed "Targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>Helicobacter pylori</it>"
title_sort "targeted disruption of the epithelial-barrier by <it>helicobacter pylori</it>"
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series Cell Communication and Signaling
issn 1478-811X
publishDate 2011-11-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Helicobacter pylori </it>colonizes the human gastric epithelium and induces chronic gastritis, which can lead to gastric cancer. Through cell-cell contacts the gastric epithelium forms a barrier to protect underlying tissue from pathogenic bacteria; however, <it>H. pylori </it>have evolved numerous strategies to perturb the integrity of the gastric barrier. In this review, we summarize recent research into the mechanisms through which <it>H. pylori </it>disrupts intercellular junctions and disrupts the gastric epithelial barrier.</p>
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