Cholesterol boosts antibiotic resistance in H. pylori
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
New research suggests that cholesterol boosts resistance in Helicobacter pylori both to many antibiotics and to the endogenous antimicrobial peptide, LL-37. A complete understanding of the pathway of cholesterol uptake might lead to novel strategies thwarting H. pylori by blocking that pathway.
