Dynamics of Helicobacter pylori colonization in relation to the host response
Dynamics of Helicobacter pylori colonization in relation to the host response
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.96.15.8359
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发表时间:
1999-07-20
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Kirschner, D
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作者:
Blaser, MJ;Kirschner, D
The dynamics of Helicobacter pylori colonization from its acquisition through the development of steady-state are examined through a mathematical model that includes the host response. The model encompasses both host and microbiological variation. The individual capacity of the host response is shown to be a key model parameter, leading to either transient or persistent colonization, whereas the growth rate of that response has little effect. Analyses of competing strains indicate that each must occupy a specific niche, otherwise exclusion occurs. The model implies that there exists a lower bound on the host response to the indigenous microflora that is consistent with current biological views of H. pylori. Parallel models may be useful in understanding other persistent host-microbial interactions.