title: Theoretical and experimental approaches for studying factors defining the Helicobacter pylori-host relationship.
abstract: Mathematical modeling has helped develop hypotheses about the role of microbial and host parameters in the initial and subsequent phases of Helicobacter pylori colonization. Transgenic mice have been used to test the hypothesis that the outcome of colonization is influenced by whether bacteria can adhere to available epithelial cell receptors. Complementary use of modeling and experimental approaches should facilitate studies of H. pylori pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Syder
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guruge
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirschner
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Blaser
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008954:Models, Biological