Is activation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 correlated with invasiveness in thymic epithelial tumors?
The gelatinolytic activity of active MMP-2 significantly correlated with the invasiveness in thymic epithelial tumors. J. Surg. Oncol. 2001;76:169-175.
Our results support a model of CagA-directed REG3γ expression in gastric epithelial cells via activation of the IL-11/gp130/STAT3 pathway. This response might allow Gram-negative H. pylori to manipulate host immunity to favour its own survival, by reducing the fitness of co-habiting Gram-positive bacteria with which it competes for resources in the gastric mucosal niche.