Tight junction disruption: Helicobacter pylori and dysregulation of the gastric mucosal barrier

Long-term chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) is a risk factor for gastric cancer development. In the multi-step process that leads to gastric cancer, tight junction dysfunction is thought to occur and serve as a risk factor by permitting the permeation of luminal contents across...

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Main Authors: Hagen, Susan J. (Author), Caron, Tyler (Contributor), Scott, Kathleen (Contributor), Fox, James G (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Division of Comparative Medicine (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2018-09-17T15:30:14Z.
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