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ArticleScientific reports2017

Helicobacter pylori γ-glutamyl transferase contributes to colonization and differential recruitment of T cells during persistence.

Stefanie Wüstner, Florian Anderl, Andreas Wanisch, Corinna Sachs, Katja Steiger, Andreas Nerlich, Michael Vieth, Raquel Mejías-Luque, Markus Gerhard

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Stefanie WüstnerInstitut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Florian AnderlInstitut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Andreas WanischInstitut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Corinna SachsInstitut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany.
Katja SteigerInstitute of Pathology, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7269-5433
Andreas NerlichInstitut für Pathologie, Klinikum München-Bogenhausen, 81925, Munich, Germany.
Michael ViethInstitut für Pathologie, Klinikum Bayreuth, 95445, Bayreuth, Germany.
Raquel Mejías-LuqueInstitut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany. raquel.mejias-luque@tum.de.ORCID 0000-0002-4602-4927
Markus GerhardInstitut für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Technische Universität München, 81675, Munich, Germany. markus.gerhard@tum.de.
Technical University of Munich · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DEBayreuth Medical Center · DEMünchen Klinik Bogenhausen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori γ-glutamyl transferase (gGT) is a key bacterial virulence factor that is not only important for bacterial gastric colonization but also related to the development of gastric pathology. Despite accumulating evidence for pathogenic and immunologic functions of H. pylori gGT, it is still unclear how it supports gastric colonization and how its specific effects on the host's innate and adaptive immune responses contribute to colonization and pathology. We have compared mice showing similar bacterial load after infection with gGT-proficient or gGT-deficient H. pylori to analyse the specific role of the enzyme during infection. Our data indicate that H. pylori gGT supports initial colonization. Nevertheless, bacteria lacking gGT can still colonize and persist. We observed that the presence of gGT during infection favoured a proinflammatory innate and adaptive immune response. Notably, H. pylori gGT activity was linked to increased levels of IFNγ, which were attributed to a differential recruitment of CD8

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Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalFemalegamma-GlutamyltransferaseHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriImmunity, InnateInterferon-gammaMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutStomachVirulence FactorsBacterial Proteinsgamma-GlutamyltransferaseInterferon-gammaVirulence Factors

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PMID29057967
PMCPMC5651840
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