Dynamics of Helicobacter pylori colonization in relation to the host response
AUTOR(ES)
Blaser, Martin J.
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
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.
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