Selective increase of the permeability of polarized epithelial cell monolayers by Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 813-820

  Papini, Emanuele ^a   Satin, Barbara ^a   Norais, Nathalie ^b   De Bernard, Marina ^a   Telford, John L ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Montecucco, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric ulcer; Gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; Tight junctions; Vacuolating toxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; OCCLUDIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GASTRITIS; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032528956     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI2764     Document Type: Article

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