%0 Journal Article %J Gastroenterology %D 2015 %T Helicobacter pylori Activates and Expands Lgr5(+) Stem Cells Through Direct Colonization of the Gastric Glands. %A Sigal, M %A Rothenberg, ME %A Logan, C Y %A Lee, JY %A Honaker, RW %A Cooper, RL %A Passarelli, B %A Camorlinga, M %A Bouley, DM %A Alvarez, G %A Nusse, R %A Torres, J %A Amieva, MR %N 7 %P 1392-1404.e21 %R 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.02.049 %U http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016-5085(15)00271-1 %V 148 %X Helicobacter pylori infection is the main risk factor for gastric cancer. We characterized the interactions of H pylori with gastric epithelial progenitor and stem cells in humans and mice and investigated how these interactions contribute to H pylori-induced pathology. %8 2015 Jun