The neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) of Helicobacter pylori is a potent stimulant of mast cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 671-676

  Montemurro, Pasqualina ^a,c   Nishioka, Hiroaki ^a   Dundon, William G ^a   De Bernard, Marina ^a   Giudice, Giuseppe Del ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Montecucco, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degranulation; Helicobacter pylori; IL 6; Mast cell; Neutrophil activating protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA;

EID: 0036204330     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200203)32:3<671::AID-IMMU671>3.3.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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