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Toyoshima O, Nishizawa T, Yoshida S, Sakaguchi Y, Nakai Y, Watanabe H, Suzuki H, Tanikawa C, Matsuda K, Koike K. Endoscopy-based Kyoto classification score of gastritis related to pathological topography of neutrophil activity. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:5146-5155. [PMID: 32982115 PMCID: PMC7495031 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i34.5146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endoscopy-based Kyoto classification for gastritis and pathological topographic distribution of neutrophil infiltration are correlated with gastric cancer risk. AIM To investigate the association between Kyoto classification and the topographic distribution of neutrophil activity. METHODS Kyoto classification score, ranging from 0 to 8, consisted of atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, enlarged folds, nodularity, and diffuse redness. Neutrophil activity was scored according to the updated Sydney System using biopsy samples obtained from the greater curvature of the corpus and the antrum. The participants were divided into four categories, inactive stomach, antrum-predominant gastritis, pangastritis, and corpus-predominant gastritis, based on the topographic distribution of neutrophil activity. Effects of sex, age, body mass index, drinking habit, smoking habit, family history of gastric cancer, serum Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibody, and Kyoto score on topography of neutrophil infiltration were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 327 patients (comprising 50.7% women, with an average age of 50.2 years) were enrolled in this study. H. pylori infection rate was 82.9% with a mean Kyoto score of 4.63. The Kyoto score was associated with the topographic distribution of neutrophil activity. Kyoto scores were significantly higher in the order of inactive stomach, antrum-predominant gastritis, pangastritis, and corpus-predominant gastritis (3.05, 4.57, 5.21, and 5.96, respectively). Each individual score of endoscopic findings (i.e., atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, enlarged folds, nodularity, and diffuse redness) was correlated with the topographic distribution of neutrophil activity. On multivariate analysis, the Kyoto score, age, and serum H. pylori antibody were independently associated with the topographic distribution of neutrophil activity. CONCLUSION The Kyoto classification score was associated with the topographic distribution of neutrophil activity.
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- Osamu Toyoshima
- Department of Gastroenterology, Toyoshima Endoscopy Clinic, Tokyo 157-0066, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Toyoshima Endoscopy Clinic, Tokyo 157-0066, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita Hospital, Chiba 286-8520, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Toyoshima Endoscopy Clinic, Tokyo 157-0066, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
- Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
- Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Pathology and Cytology Laboratory Japan, Tokyo 166-0003, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Genome Sequencing, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, Syam AF, Nusi IA, Wibawa IDN, Rezkitha YAA, Siregar G, Yulizal OK, Akil F, Uwan WB, Simanjuntak D, Waleleng JB, Saudale AMJ, Yusuf F, Maulahela H, Richardo M, Rahman A, Namara YS, Sudarmo E, Adi P, Maimunah U, Setiawan PB, Fauzia KA, Doohan D, Uchida T, Lusida MI, Yamaoka Y. Analysis of risks of gastric cancer by gastric mucosa among Indonesian ethnic groups. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216670. [PMID: 31071187 PMCID: PMC6508733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Indonesia is a big country with multiethnic populations whose gastric cancer risks have not been elucidated. We performed a nationwide survey and obtained histological specimens from 1053 individuals in 19 cities across the country. We examined the gastric mucosa, the topography, the atrophic gastritis risk factors, and the gastric cancer risk scores. Almost half (46.1%) of the patients with dyspeptic symptoms had histological abnormalities; chronic (36.3%) and atrophic gastritis (28.9%) being the most frequent. Individuals of the Timor ethnicity had the highest prevalence of acute (52.6%) and chronic gastritis (68.4%), even those negative for H. pylori. Our topographic analysis showed the majority of patients had predominantly antral acute and chronic gastritis. A multivariate logistic regression model showed age (Odds ratio [OR], 1.107), Timor ethnicity (OR, 8.531), and H. pylori infection (OR, 22.643) as independent risk factors for presence of atrophic gastritis. In addition, the gastric cancer risk score was highest in those from Timor, Papuan, and Bugis ethnic populations. Overall, Indonesia is a low-risk gastric cancer country. However, several ethnic groups displayed severe gastric mucosa symptoms suggesting policy makers should focus on those ethnic groups to perform gastric cancer screenings and to eradicate H. pylori.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- * E-mail: (YY); (MM)
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Udayana, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Center of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Santo Antonius Hospital, Pontianak, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yowari Hospital, Jayapura, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sam Ratulangi, Prof. Dr. RD Kandou Hospital, Manado, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zainoel Abidin General Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Merauke City General Hospital, Merauke, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kolaka General Hospital, Kolaka, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Anutapura General Hospital, Palu, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Hasan Busori General hospital, Ternate, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Global Oita Medical Advanced Research Center for Health, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- * E-mail: (YY); (MM)
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Lee SY. Endoscopic gastritis, serum pepsinogen assay, and Helicobacter pylori infection. Korean J Intern Med 2016; 31:835-44. [PMID: 27604795 PMCID: PMC5016293 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2016.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Endoscopic findings of the background gastric mucosa are important in the Helicobacter pylori-seroprevalent population. It is strongly correlated not only with the risk of gastric cancer, but also with the excretion ability of gastric mucosa cells. In noninfected subjects, common endoscopic findings are regular arrangement of collecting venules, chronic superficial gastritis, and erosive gastritis. In cases of active H. pylori infection, nodularity on the antrum, hemorrhagic spots on the fundus, and thickened gastric folds are common endoscopic findings. The secreting ability of the gastric mucosa cells is usually intact in both noninfected and actively infected stomachs, and the intragastric condition becomes hyperacidic upon inflammation. Increased serum pepsinogen II concentration correlates well with active H. pylori infection, and also indicates an increased risk of diffuse-type gastric cancer. In chronic inactive H. pylori infection, metaplastic gastritis and atrophic gastritis extending from the antrum (closed-type chronic atrophic gastritis) toward the corpus (open-type chronic atrophic gastritis) are common endoscopic findings. The intragastric environment is hypoacidic and the risk of intestinal-type gastric cancer is increased in such conditions. Furthermore, there is a decrease in serum pepsinogen I concentration when the secreting ability of the gastric mucosa cells is damaged. Serologic and endoscopic changes that occur upon H. pylori infection are important findings for estimating the secreting ability of the gastric mucosa cells, and could be applied for the secondary prevention of gastric cancer.
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- Sun-Young Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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SATB1 expression in gastric mucosa in relation to Helicobacter pylori infection and family history of gastric cancer. Adv Med Sci 2013. [PMID: 23188721 DOI: 10.2478/v10039-012-0049-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE SATB1 protein, the altered levels of which are observed in tumour tissues, acts as a global regulator of gene expression. The aim of the study was to investigate the expression level of the SATB1 gene in gastric mucosa of dyspeptic patients in relation to the H. pylori infection, the family history of gastric cancer (FHGC), and histopathological changes. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study comprised 64 patients with dyspeptic symptoms. Group I - 28 control patients (10 H.pylori positive) without the FHGC. Group II - 36 patients (16 H. pylori positive) with the FHGC. The samples with normal mucosa (NM) or chronic superficial gastritis (CSG) were used for further analysis. qRT-PCR was used to determine the level of mRNA of SATB1. RESULTS The dominant histopathological changes in group I were NM and CSG. Specimens from group II have demonstrated an increasing frequency of atrophy (A) and intestinal metaplasia (IM). The A and IM specimens have shown increase of expression of the SATB1 and were excluded from further evaluation. In corpus samples of group II patients, the amount of SATB1 mRNA was higher than in antrum samples, regardless of H. pylori infection. The presence of bacterium resulted in the elevated SATB1 expression in corpus samples of group II patients only, while the genetic factor down-regulated SATB1 gene in the antrum samples of the H. pylori negative individuals. CONCLUSIONS The expression of SATB1 gene correlates with histological changes and is altered by the selected environmental and hereditary factors, and the observed changes may have an impact on the development of gastric cancer.
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Interobserver variation in assessment of gastric premalignant lesions: higher agreement for intestinal metaplasia than for atrophy. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 25:694-9. [PMID: 23337173 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e32835e3397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Either atrophy or intestinal metaplasia of the gastric mucosa are considered premalignant lesions. The new operative link for gastritis assessment staging system is based on the detection of atrophy, and the operative link for assessment of intestinal metaplasia staging system is based on the detection of intestinal metaplasia. Good interobserver agreement is necessary for identification of any premalignant condition. AIMS The aim of this study was to compare the agreement between findings of gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia by expert and general pathologists and to analyze the possible reasons behind any possible disagreement. METHODS Patients with dyspeptic symptoms, aged 55 years and above, without previous Helicobacter pylori eradication were enrolled and analyzed according to the updated Sydney Classification by two expert pathologists and an experienced general pathologist; the results were compared with the consensus driven by the two experts. RESULTS Gastric biopsy specimens from 121 patients (91 women) were included in the analysis; the mean age of the patients was 67.4 years. H. pylori infection was present in 61.2% of patients. The level of agreement between the general pathologist and the two experts (κ-value) was 0.12, 0.46, and 0.87, respectively, for detecting atrophy in the corpus; 0.77, 0.77, and 0.65, respectively, for detecting intestinal metaplasia in the corpus; 0.06, 0.51, and 0.54, respectively, for detecting atrophy in the antrum; and 0.69, 0.85, and 0.79, respectively, for detecting metaplasia in the antrum. CONCLUSION The agreement was substantially higher for intestinal metaplasia than for atrophy. This could result in discrepancies when the operative link for gastritis assessment and operative link for assessment of intestinal metaplasia staging systems are applied and can be caused by differences in the criteria used to define atrophy.
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Nasrollahzadeh D, Aghcheli K, Sotoudeh M, Shakeri R, Persson EC, Islami F, Kamangar F, Abnet CC, Boffetta P, Engstrand L, Dawsey SM, Malekzadeh R, Ye W. Accuracy and cut-off values of pepsinogens I, II and gastrin 17 for diagnosis of gastric fundic atrophy: influence of gastritis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26957. [PMID: 22066020 PMCID: PMC3204997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background To establish optimal cutoff values for serologic diagnosis of fundic atrophy in a high-risk area for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric cancer with high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in Northern Iran, we performed an endoscopy-room-based validation study. Methods We measured serum pepsinogens I (PGI) and II (PGII), gastrin 17 (G-17), and antibodies against whole H. pylori, or cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) antigen among 309 consecutive patients in two major endoscopy clinics in northeastern Iran. Updated Sydney System was used as histology gold standard. Areas under curves (AUCs), optimal cutoff and predictive values were calculated for serum biomarkers against the histology. Results 309 persons were recruited (mean age: 63.5 years old, 59.5% female). 84.5% were H. pylori positive and 77.5% were CagA positive. 21 fundic atrophy and 101 nonatrophic pangastritis were diagnosed. The best cutoff values in fundic atrophy assessment were calculated at PGI<56 µg/l (sensitivity: 61.9%, specificity: 94.8%) and PGI/PGII ratio<5 (sensitivity: 75.0%, specificity: 91.0%). A serum G-17<2.6 pmol/l or G-17>40 pmol/l was 81% sensitive and 73.3% specific for diagnosing fundic atrophy. At cutoff concentration of 11.8 µg/l, PGII showed 84.2% sensitivity and 45.4% specificity to distinguish nonatrophic pangastritis. Exclusion of nonatrophic pangastritis enhanced diagnostic ability of PGI/PGII ratio (from AUC = 0.66 to 0.90) but did not affect AUC of PGI. After restricting study samples to those with PGII<11.8, the sensitivity of using PGI<56 to define fundic atrophy increased to 83.3% (95%CI 51.6–97.9) and its specificity decreased to 88.8% (95%CI 80.8–94.3). Conclusions Among endoscopy clinic patients, PGII is a sensitive marker for extension of nonatrophic gastritis toward the corpus. PGI is a stable biomarker in assessment of fundic atrophy and has similar accuracy to PGI/PGII ratio among populations with prevalent nonatrophic pangastritis.
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- Dariush Nasrollahzadeh
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Public Health Analysis, School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute and Institute for Translational Epidemiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France
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- Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- * E-mail: (RM); (WY)
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- * E-mail: (RM); (WY)
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Tanaka A, Kamada T, Inoue K, Shiotani A, Kusunoki H, Manabe N, Ito M, Hata J, Haruma K. Histological evaluation of patients with gastritis at high risk of developing gastric cancer using a conventional index. Pathol Res Pract 2011; 207:354-8. [PMID: 21664555 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 03/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Although gastric cancer (GCa) is strongly associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, only some H. pylori-positive subjects develop gastric cancer. The aim of this study is to identify H. pylori-positive subjects at high risk of developing GCa by assessment of the histopathological findings in the non-cancer-containing mucosa of patients with and without GCa. The subjects were 35 patients with diffuse-type gastric cancer (D-GCa), 55 with intestinal-type gastric cancer (I-GCa), and 99 H. pylori-positive controls without GCa. Two specimens were taken from the greater curvature of the antrum and the middle body. Histopathological gradings were evaluated using the updated Sydney System, and the risk of GCa was evaluated using a modified Meining's gastric cancer risk index (GCRI). Among the H. pylori-positive controls, corpus gastritis was seen in 98.0% (97/99) and corpus atrophic gastritis in 78.8% (78/99). The mean GCRI for the D-GCa (5.514±2.03) and I-GCa (6.836±2.08) groups was significantly greater than that for the H. pylori-positive controls (4.071±2.07; p=0.0005, p<0.0001). In addition, the mean GCRI for the I-GCa group was significantly greater than that for the D-GCa group (p<0.005). The GCRI-positive rate was significantly higher in subjects with GCa than in H. pylori-positive controls (D-GCa: p<0.005, I-GCa: p<0.0001). Many H. pylori-positive Japanese still carry a high risk for gastric cancer. However, H. pylori-positive patients at high risk of developing GCa (not only intestinal-type but also diffuse-type) may be detected using a simple GCRI.
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- Aki Tanaka
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan
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Sakitani K, Hirata Y, Watabe H, Yamada A, Sugimoto T, Yamaji Y, Yoshida H, Maeda S, Omata M, Koike K. Gastric cancer risk according to the distribution of intestinal metaplasia and neutrophil infiltration. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26:1570-5. [PMID: 21575058 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Gastritis and intestinal metaplasia (IM) have long been known to be risk factors for and precursors of gastric cancer. We aimed to elucidate the association between gastric cancer risk and the distribution of precancerous lesions in the stomach by histological analyses. METHODS We analyzed patients from whom two biopsy specimens (one from the antrum and one from the corpus) were obtained by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Specimens were assessed for Helicobacter pylori, IM, and neutrophil infiltration (NI). Patients were classified into three groups based on the presence of IM. Patients were also classified into four groups based on the presence of NI. The prevalence of gastric cancer was compared between groups. RESULTS A total of 1395 patients were analyzed. Of these, 54 had gastric cancer (34 intestinal and 20 diffuse type). A multivariate analysis showed that male sex and the distribution of IM were independent risk factors for intestinal-type cancer. Compared with patients without IM (n = 1005), the odds ratio (OR) for patients with IM in the antrum only (n = 240) was 2.34 (95% confidence interval: 1.08-4.96), and that for patients with IM in the corpus (n = 150) was 5.84 (2.92-11.8). However, NI was related to diffuse-type cancer. Compared with patients without NI (n = 899), the OR for patients with NI in the corpus only (n = 122) was 3.66 (1.02-12.2). CONCLUSIONS The histological pattern and distribution of gastric mucosal change assessed by two biopsy specimens were related to gastric cancer.
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- Kosuke Sakitani
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Nam JH, Choi IJ, Cho SJ, Kim CG, Lee JY, Nam SY, Park SR, Kook MC, Nam BH, Kim YW. Helicobacter pylori infection and histological changes in siblings of young gastric cancer patients. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26:1157-63. [PMID: 21392104 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06717.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Helicobacter pylori infection is a risk factor for gastric cancer. We evaluated whether H. pylori infection and premalignant histological changes are more prevalent in siblings of young gastric cancer patients. METHODS Young (age ≤ 40) gastric cancer patients (n = 185), their young siblings (n = 130), and young control participants (n = 287) were recruited. H. pylori infection and histological changes were assessed using the updated Sydney system in biopsy specimens from three regions. We analyzed the association of H. pylori infection and histological changes with gastric cancer using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The H. pylori infection rate was significantly higher in young cancer patients than their siblings (odds ratio [OR]= 2.42, P = 0.001) or control participants (OR = 3.60, P < 0.001). In H. pylori-infected subjects, corpus gastritis and premalignant changes of the corpus lesser curvature (LCv) were also more prevalent in patients than in siblings or controls. In terms of the antrum, intestinal metaplasia was more prevalent in H. pylori-infected patients than in siblings or controls, while atrophy was not affected. Siblings also had a higher H. pylori infection rate (OR = 1.60, P = 0.046) and higher prevalence of intestinal metaplasia at the corpus LCv (OR = 2.88, P =0.027) than control participants. CONCLUSIONS Even in young adults, H. pylori infection is a risk factor for gastric cancer. Young adults with histological findings including corpus predominant gastritis, corpus atrophy, or intestinal metaplasia are at increased risk. Since young siblings share risk factors, screening and treatment should be considered for these family members.
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- Ji Hyung Nam
- Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Jeffery PL, McGuckin MA, Linden SK. Endocrine impact of Helicobacter pylori: Focus on ghrelin and ghrelin o-acyltransferase. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:1249-60. [PMID: 21455323 PMCID: PMC3068259 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ghrelin is predominantly produced by the gastric enteroendocrine cell compartment and is octanoylated by the recently discovered ghrelin o-acyltransferase (GOAT) before secretion into the bloodstream. This octanoylation is essential for many of the biological properties of ghrelin including appetite stimulation and anti-inflammatory properties as only the acylated form of ghrelin binds to the ghrelin receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). Given the gastric location of ghrelin production, it is perhaps not surprising that insult to the gastric mucosa affects circulating ghrelin levels in humans. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infects more than fifty percent of the world’s population and once established within the gastric mucosa, can persist for life. Infection is associated with chronic gastritis, gastric atrophy and ulceration, reduced appetite and a lower body mass index (BMI). The large majority of studies investigating levels of circulating ghrelin and ghrelin expression in the stomach in patients with H. pylori infection indicate that the bacterium has a negative impact on ghrelin production and/or secretion. Eradication of infection restores ghrelin, improves appetite and increases BMI in some studies, however, a causative relationship between H. pylori-associated serum ghrelin decline and food intake and obesity has not been established. Most studies measure total ghrelin in the circulation although the measurement of the ratio of acyl/total ghrelin gives a clearer indication that the ghrelin acylation process is altered during infection and atrophy. GOAT is essential for the production of biologically-active, acyl ghrelin and the impact of H. pylori on GOAT expression and activity will be highly informative in the future.
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H. pylori infection is a key risk factor for proximal gastric cancer. Dig Dis Sci 2010; 55:3124-31. [PMID: 20668939 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1351-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite evidence for the association of distal gastric cancer (GC) with the H. pylori infection, relevance of the infection for proximal GC is uncertain. AIMS We analysed the prevalence of H.pylori in proximal and distal GC and its association with premalignant mucosal alterations in different gastric locations. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis on 152 patients with GC, stratified according to the location of the main tumor mass into proximal (n = 73) and distal (n = 79) GC. H.pylori prevalence and CagA-status were determined by serology. Intestinal metaplasia (IM), glandular atrophy and mucosal inflammation were diagnosed from histological specimens and graded according to the updated Sydney-classification. RESULTS H.pylori prevalence (78.1 vs. 82.3%) and CagA-status (77.2 vs. 84.6%) were similar in proximal and distal GC as well as in intestinal and diffuse GC. IM (79.8 vs. 60.3%; P = 0.012) and atrophy (50.0 vs. 19.1%; P < 0.001) were more frequent in the mucosa surrounding intestinal tumors. There was a higher degree of surrounding IM in case of distally located compared to proximal tumors (P = 0.001). Overall, IM was more severe in the antrum than the corpus. In contrast, there was more severe active inflammation in the corpus than the antrum (P = 0.017). CONCLUSION The prevalence of H.pylori is similar in proximal and distal GC if precise allocation of the primary tumor has been performed, especially at the esophagogastric junction. Distal tumors of the intestinal type are more often associated with local IM than proximal and diffuse type carcinomas. This suggests a distinct pathophysiological relevance of these mucosal alterations.
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Nguyen TL, Uchida T, Tsukamoto Y, Trinh DT, Ta L, Mai BH, Le SH, Thai KD, Ho DD, Hoang HH, Matsuhisa T, Okimoto T, Kodama M, Murakami K, Fujioka T, Yamaoka Y, Moriyama M. Helicobacter pylori infection and gastroduodenal diseases in Vietnam: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study. BMC Gastroenterol 2010; 10:114. [PMID: 20920280 PMCID: PMC2959090 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-10-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The rate of H. pylori infection in Vietnam is reportedly high, but the spectrum of H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases has not been systematically investigated. Moreover, despite the similarities of ethnicity and diet, the age-standardized incidence rate of gastric cancer in the northern city of Hanoi is higher than that in the southern city of Ho Chi Minh, but the reason for this phenomenon is unknown. The virulence of Vietnamese H. pylori has also not been investigated in detail. Methods Individuals undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy were randomly recruited. H. pylori infection status was determined based on the combined results of culture, histology, immunohistochemistry, rapid urine test and serum ELISA. Peptic ulcer (PU) and gastroesophageal reflux disease was diagnosed by endoscopy, and chronic gastritis was determined histologically. H. pylori virulence factors were investigated by PCR and sequencing. Results Among the examined patients, 65.6% were infected with H. pylori. The prevalence of infection was significantly higher in those over 40 years of age than in those aged ≤40. Chronic gastritis was present in all H. pylori-infected individuals, 83.1% of whom had active gastritis, and 85.3% and 14.7% had atrophy and intestinal metaplasia, respectively. PU was present in 21% of infected patients, whereas its incidence was very low in non-infected individuals. The prevalence of PU was significantly higher in Hanoi than in Ho Chi Minh. The prevalence of vacA m1, which has been identified as an independent risk factor for PU in Vietnam, was significantly higher among H. pylori isolates from Hanoi than among those from Ho Chi Minh. Conclusions H. pylori infection is common in Vietnam and is strongly associated with PU, active gastritis, atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. vacA m1 is associated with an increased risk for PU and might contribute to the difference in the prevalence of PU and gastric cancer between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.
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- Tung L Nguyen
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University, Yufu City, Japan.
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Imagawa S, Ito M, Yoshihara M, Eguchi H, Tanaka S, Chayama K. Helicobacter pylori dupA and gastric acid secretion are negatively associated with gastric cancer development. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:1484-1489. [PMID: 20829397 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.021816-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Few reports have described the cancer prevalence of peptic ulcer patients with long-term follow-up studies. We have conducted a long-term retrospective cohort study of Japanese peptic ulcer patients and evaluated the risk factors for the occurrence of gastric cancer (GCa). A total of 136 patients diagnosed with peptic ulcers from 1975 to 1983 were enrolled. These 136 cases [102 males and 34 females; 69 gastric ulcer (GU) and 67 duodenal ulcer (DU) patients at the time of enrollment; mean follow-up period of 14.4 years (range 1-30 years)] after being matched with a tumour registry database in Hiroshima prefecture were surveyed for GCa. We investigated Helicobacter pylori duodenal ulcer promoter gene A (dupA) using paraffin-embedded gastric biopsy specimens in 56 cases. Gastric acid secretion and basal acid output (BAO) in 40 cases, and maximal acid output in 68 cases, had been measured at first diagnosis of peptic ulcers. GCa was detected in 24 patients (17 with GU, 7 with DU) during the follow-up. The prevalence of GCa was significantly higher in GU patients than in DU patients (log-rank test P<0.05). dupA-positive H. pylori was detected not only in DU patients (9/20) but also in GU patients (9/36). Gastric acid output was significantly larger in quantity in patients with dupA-positive H. pylori than in those with dupA-negative H. pylori (P<0.05). The occurrence of GCa was significantly lower in patients with dupA-positive H. pylori and a high BAO level (log-rank test P<0.05). DUs, higher acid output and dupA-positive H. pylori were negatively associated with GCa.
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- Shinobu Imagawa
- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Translational Research Center, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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Kwak MS, Kim N, Lee HS, Lee HE, Jung HC, Song IS. Predictive power of serum pepsinogen tests for the development of gastric cancer in comparison to the histologic risk index. Dig Dis Sci 2010; 55:2275-82. [PMID: 20306133 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1181-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The selection of a high-risk group of gastric cancer is important. This study was performed to compare the efficacy of non-invasive gastric cancer screening through the measurement of pepsinogen (PG) I/II ratio and endoscopic screening using histologic criteria (Meining's risk index for gastric cancer) in Korean patients. METHODS Included in the study were 460 gastric cancer patients and 460 control cases who underwent upper endoscopy between June 2003 and July 2008 at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. Serum PG I/II ratio and histologic characteristics were evaluated for each participant. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to compare the predictive power for gastric cancer of both the PG II/I ratio (the inverse form of PG I/II ratio) and the histologic gastric cancer risk index. RESULTS A higher PG II/I ratio was significantly associated with a higher risk for gastric cancer (odds ratio of highest quartile for cancer vs. lowest quartile, 3.51; 95% confidence interval, 2.29-5.36) in the multivariate logistic model. The validity (in terms of calibration and discrimination) of the PG-including multivariate logistic model was comparable to the histologic gastric cancer risk index model. The results were similar regardless of the staging of the cancer, Lauren's histologic classification, and the location of the cancer. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that non-invasive measurement of serum PG I/II ratio is as effective as Meining's histologic gastric cancer risk index in predicting gastric cancer occurrence.
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- Min Sun Kwak
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Leja M, Kupcinskas L, Funka K, Sudraba A, Jonaitis L, Ivanauskas A, Janciauskas D, Kiudelis G, Chiu HM, Lin JT. The validity of a biomarker method for indirect detection of gastric mucosal atrophy versus standard histopathology. Dig Dis Sci 2009; 54:2377-84. [PMID: 19731026 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-009-0947-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrophy of the stomach mucosa is considered to be premalignant lesion for gastric cancer development; easy identification of this condition from a blood-sample would allow identifying the group of individuals at increased risk for cancer development. AIMS The objective of the current study was to validate a biomarker method (pepsinogen I/II ratio and gastrin-17) for indirect detection of atrophy of the stomach mucosa versus standard histopathology in Caucasian and Asian populations. METHODS Altogether, 241 patients aged 55 and above referred for upper endoscopy due to dyspeptic symptoms (125 from Latvia, 76 from Lithuania, and 40 from Taiwan) were enrolled. Pepsinogen I, pepsinogen II, gastrin-17 (the latter after stimulation with protein-rich meal) and IgG/IgA antibodies to Helicobacter pylori infection were determined by ELISA method; standard histopathology according to the updated Sydney classification read by two independent expert pathologists was used for the comparison. RESULTS Pepsinogen I/II ratio below 3 was well related to atrophy (moderate to severe) in the corpus part of the stomach (P < 0.0001) with 83.3% sensitivity and 87.1% specificity. Gastrin-17 below 5 pmol/L was related to atrophy in the antral part (P = 0.007) with 36.8% sensitivity and 86.5% specificity. CONCLUSIONS Decreased pepsinogen I/II ratio is a reliable marker for atrophy in the corpus, and may be recommended for identification of individuals with this type of atrophy. The utility of gastrin-17 for the detection of atrophy in the antral part of the stomach still requires further evaluation due to the low sensitivity.
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- Marcis Leja
- Digestive Diseases Centre GASTRO, Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital, University of Latvia, 6 Linezera iela, Riga 1006, Latvia.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize this year's relevant literature on the causes and mechanisms of autoimmune gastritis. RECENT FINDINGS It is increasingly recognized that parietal cell antibodies, previously assumed exclusive to autoimmune gastritis, are associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. Successful H. pylori eradication with antibiotic treatment decreases antiparietal cell antibodies. Interestingly, vitamin B(12) deficiency, previously associated with autoimmune gastritis, is increasingly described in the elderly, irrespective of H. pylori status. Autoimmune gastritis that mostly affects patients of Scandinavian descent, was reported this year from China, and corpus predominant gastritis (autoimmune associated) was reported from Japan. It is difficult to evaluate the role played by genetics, increased use of proton pump inhibitors, and H. pylori infection, as current patient work-up does not regularly include screening for parietal cell and intrinsic-factor antibodies. As these clinicopathologic changes are seen in both H. pylori-positive patients, and in H. pylori-naïve patients, the debate continues for mechanisms involved in H. pylori-naïve patients. SUMMARY The clinical features commonly associated with autoimmune gastritis are increasingly seen in the elderly, irrespective of H. pylori status. Though some patients are genetically predisposed, long-term proton pump inhibitor use increases the prevalence of clinicopathologic features irrespective of genetic tendency.
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Pathogenetic role of the tyrosine-phosphorylated CagA EPIYA sequence of Helicobacter pylori in histological gastritis in Japanese patients. J Gastroenterol 2009; 44:405-11. [PMID: 19347242 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-009-0015-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2008] [Accepted: 11/30/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) CagA protein plays an important role in the clinical outcome of gastritis treatment. Tyrosine phosphorylated Glu-Pro-Ile-Tyr-Ala motif in CagA (CagA-P) plays a critical role in the morphological transformation of cells. AIM We examine the relationship between serum titer of anti-CagA-P antibody and gastric inflammation as well as the status of the CagA-P expression in gastric mucosa. METHODS Fasting sera from 127 dyspeptic patients were collected, and anti-CagA-P antibody was evaluated. Gastric biopsy specimens were collected and histological gastritis was evaluated. We investigate the expression of CagA-P in human gastric mucosa by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The titers of anti-CagA-P antibodies in the sera of H. pylori (+) patients were significantly higher than those of H. pylori (-) patients (P < 0.001). In 107 H. pylori (+) patients, anti-CagA-P titer was statistically higher in patients with high gastritis scores in the corpus than in those with low scores (P < 0.05). CagA-P expression was detected in the foveolar epithelium of the H. pylori infected gastric mucosa. CONCLUSION CagA-P is an antigen-peptide against the host, and serum titer of anti-CagA-P antibody may be a new marker for gastritis in the corpus.
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