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. 2002 Dec;66(4):617–629. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.66.4.617-629.2002

FIG. 2.

FIG. 2.

H. pylori invasion model stressing the potential role of plasminogen-binding protein in facilitating movement through the gastric epithelium. Plasmin has the potential to degrade ECM protein and could permit migration of the bacteria into tissue. Cell-bound plasminogen is activated to plasmin and can no longer be inhibited by α2-antiplasmin.