The Immunomodulator VacA Promotes Immune Tolerance and Persistent Helicobacter pylori Infection through Its Activities on T-Cells and Antigen-Presenting Cells

VacA is a pore-forming toxin that has long been known to induce vacuolization in gastric epithelial cells and to be linked to gastric disorders caused by H. pylori infection. Its role as a major colonization and persistence determinant of H. pylori is less well-understood. The purpose of this review...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Djekic, Anne Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/6/187

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