CUHK Uncovers How Helicobacter Pylori Uses a Toxic Substance to Keep Alive in Human Stomach
5 December 2017
Prof. Kam-Bo Wong and his research team. (From Left) Yap Shing Nim, Kam Bo Wong, Man Hon Yuen, and Yu Hang Fong.
A research team led by Prof. Kam-Bo Wong (SHHO College member), Director and Professor of the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has recently released its research results which show how a Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can survive in the human stomach by using a toxic metal, nickel ions, to activate an enzyme that can neutralize gastric acid. This discovery helps the future development of novel drugs against H. pylori infection. The team’s research findings were published on 5 December in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, a prestigious international scientific journal.
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