Chief Scientist Presents: Mucin & Helicobacter pylori - Love and Hate Relationship

Helicobacter pylori bacteria are found in the stomach of 50% of the world population and it may lead to peptic ulcers and gastric cancer.
In this webinar, given in the framework of the Chief Scientist Presents webinar series, Prof. Yaron Niv talks about the protection of the stomach by the mucus unstirred layer, characteristics of mucins, mucin secretion in the healthy stomach, the complex relationship between the mucins and Helicobacter pylori and, finally, the metanalysis that was done showing how Helicobacter pylori affects mucin expression in the stomach.