A New Role for Helicobacter pylori Urease: Contributions to Angiogenesis

Helicobacter pylori is a pathogen involved in gastric diseases such as ulcers and carcinomas. H. pylori’s urease is an important virulence factor produced in large amounts by this bacterium. In previous studies, we have shown that this protein is able to activate several cell types like neutrophils,...

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Main Authors: Deiber Olivera-Severo, Augusto F. Uberti, Miguel S. Marques, Marta T. Pinto, Maria Gomez-Lazaro, Céu Figueiredo, Marina Leite, Célia R. Carlini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01883/full