Phagosome maturation is the process by which internalized particles (such as bacteria and
apoptotic cells) are trafficked into a series of increasingly acidified membrane-bound …

The occurrence of refractory Helicobacter pylori infection is increasing. When the bacteria
are not eradicated it means that the antibiotics have not reached the gastric mucosa at a …

Although intracellular Helicobacter pylori have been described in biopsy specimens and in
cultured epithelial cells, the fate of these bacteria is unknown. Using differential interference …

To survive within the host, pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Helicobacter
pylori need to evade the immune response and find a protected niche where they are not …

The criteria for a virulence factor include evidence of an association with a disease or a
disease surrogate such as the severity of mucosal inflammation, epidemiologic consistency …

An ample understanding of the complex interactions between host and pathogen will
improve our ability to develop new prophylactic and therapeutic measures against infection …

Helicobacter pylori is a prevalent human pathogen that successfully establishes chronic
infection, which leads to clinically significant gastric diseases including chronic gastritis …

Helicobacter pylori is a gastric bacterial pathogen that evades host immune responses in
vivo and is associated with the development of gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric …

ABSTRACT Background and Aims. Helicobacter pylori infection results in an active, chronic
inflammation of the gastric mucosa. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of …

Helicobacter pylori infection has been proposed to be associated with various diseases of
the hepatobiliary tract, including cancer of the bile duct epithelial cells (cholangiocarcinoma …