Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors—Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenicity in the Gastric Microenvironment

J Baj, A Forma, M Sitarz, P Portincasa, G Garruti… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer constitutes one of the most prevalent malignancies in both sexes; it is
currently the fourth major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The pathogenesis of …

[HTML][HTML] Helicobacter pylori infection: An overview of bacterial virulence factors and pathogenesis

CY Kao, BS Sheu, JJ Wu - Biomedical journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis and disease outcomes are mediated by a complex
interplay between bacterial virulence factors, host, and environmental factors. After H. pylori …

CAR T cells expressing a bacterial virulence factor trigger potent bystander antitumour responses in solid cancers

C Jin, J Ma, M Ramachandran, D Yu… - Nature Biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) are effective against haematologic
malignancies. However, in solid tumours, their potency is hampered by local …

Helicobacter pylori and Its Role in Gastric Cancer

VE Reyes - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer is a challenging public health concern worldwide and remains a leading
cause of cancer-related mortality. The primary risk factor implicated in gastric cancer …

The Role of Helicobacter pylori Neutrophil-Activating Protein in the Pathogenesis of H. pylori and Beyond: From a Virulence Factor to Therapeutic Targets and …

HW Fu, YC Lai - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP), a major virulence factor of H.
pylori, plays a role in bacterial protection and host inflammation. HP-NAP activates a variety …

Arming CAR-T cells with cytokines and more: Innovations in the fourth-generation CAR-T development

L Tang, S Pan, X Wei, X Xu, Q Wei - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) therapy has shown great potential in tumor
treatment. However, many factors impair the efficacy of CAR-T therapy, such as antigenic …

Biomarker Characterization and Prediction of Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance from Helicobacter pylori Next Generation Sequencing Data

JS Vital, L Tanoeiro, R Lopes-Oliveira, FF Vale - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Gram-negative bacterium Helicobacter pylori colonizes ca 50% of human stomachs
worldwide and is the major risk factor for gastric adenocarcinoma. Its high genetic variability …

HP-NAP of Helicobacter pylori: The Power of the Immunomodulation

G Codolo, S Coletta, MM D'Elios… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The miniferritin HP-NAP of Helicobacter pylori was originally described as a neutrophil-
activating protein because of the capacity to activate neutrophils to generate oxygen radicals …

The crosstalk between H. pylori virulence factors and the PD1: PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors in progression to gastric cancer

EM Aydın, TD Demir, N Seymen, SS Said… - Immunology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The progression to gastric cancer has been linked to chronic infection with
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Immune checkpoint inhibitors (programmed cell death-1, PD …

[HTML][HTML] Immune response modulation in inflammatory bowel diseases by Helicobacter pylori infection

GF Balani, M dos Santos Cortez… - World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many studies point to an association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and
inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Although controversial, this association indicates that …