Interactions of vitronectin and plasminogen with Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease in man and is also associated gastric cancer. The spiral shaped H. pylori moves through the gastric mucous layer and colonises the gastric epithelial cells. H. pylori adheres to specific mucosal structures, including mucus molecules, epithelial cells, glycoconjugates and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. The ECM
