| Literature DB >> 9009355 |
S P Cole1, D Cirillo, M F Kagnoff, D G Guiney, L Eckmann.
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori exists as an actively dividing spiral form and a nonculturable, but viable, metabolizing coccoid form. Both forms are present in the stomach, but their relative pathophysiologic significances are unknown. Here we show that the coccoid form of H. pylori, in contrast to the spiral form, binds poorly to gastric epithelial cells and induces little, if any, interleukin-8 secretion by these cells.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9009355 PMCID: PMC176138 DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.2.843-846.1997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441