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ABSTRACT:
DISEASE(S): Helicobacter Pylori Infectious Disease
SUBMITTER: Casandra Philipson
PROVIDER: BIOMD0000000596 | BioModels | 2019-07-25
REPOSITORIES: BioModels
PloS one 20150914 9
Helicobacter pylori colonizes half of the world's population as the dominant member of the gastric microbiota resulting in a lifelong chronic infection. Host responses toward the bacterium can result in asymptomatic, pathogenic or even favorable health outcomes; however, mechanisms underlying the dual role of H. pylori as a commensal versus pathogenic organism are not well characterized. Recent evidence suggests mononuclear phagocytes are largely involved in shaping dominant immunity during infe ...[more]