Helicobacter pylori urease significantly reduces opsonization by human complement

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1521-1525

  Rokita, Elmar ^a   Makristathis, Athanasios ^a   Presterl, Elisabeth ^a   Rotter, Manfred L ^a   Hirschl, Alexander M ^a  

^a Hygiene Institute of the University of Vienna   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; UREASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL SEPARATION; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C3B; COMPLEMENT C3C; COMPLEMENT C3D; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; OPSONIN PROTEINS; UREASE;

EID: 0031724539     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314459     Document Type: Article

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