Browsing by Subject "H. pylori"
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(2020-03-31)Department: Microbe-Host InteractionsHelicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucosa and has the potential to cause peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. The risk of developing gastric cancer is determined by multiple ...
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(2018-03-27)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyEpidemiologic studies have provided conflicting data regarding an association between Helicobacter pylori infection and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in humans. In this thesis, I describe the use of a Mongolian gerbil model ...
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(2005-03-24)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyThe differentiation of naive T helper (Th) cells into effector/memory subsets and their interaction with invading pathogens ultimately determines the outcome of infectious human diseases. The research detailed herein is ...
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(2010-07-16)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyHelicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium that contributes to the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. A key virulence factor for the organism is vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA), a pore-forming ...