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Smith SI, Schulz C, Ugiagbe R, Ndip R, Dieye Y, Leja M, Onyekwere C, Ndububa D, Ajayi A, Jolaiya TF, Jaka H, Setshedi M, Gunturu R, Otegbayo JA, Lahbabi-Amrani N, Arigbabu AO, Kayamba V, Nashidengo PA. Helicobacter pylori Diagnosis and Treatment in Africa: The First Lagos Consensus Statement of the African Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group. Dig Dis 2024; 42:240-256. [PMID: 38493766 DOI: 10.1159/000537878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the most prevalent type of bacterial infection. Current guidelines from different regions of the world neglect specific African conditions and requirements. The African Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (AHMSG), founded in 2022, aimed to create an Africa-specific consensus report reflecting Africa-specific issues. SUMMARY Eighteen experts from nine African countries and two European delegates supported by nine African collaborators from eight other countries prepared statements on the most important African issues in four working groups: (1) epidemiology, (2) diagnosis, (3) indications and prevention, and (4) treatment. Limited resources, restricted access to medical systems, and underdeveloped diagnostic facilities differ from those of other regions. The results of the individual working groups were presented for the final consensus voting, which included all board members. KEY MESSAGES There is a need for further studies on H. pylori prevalence in Africa, with diagnosis hinged on specific African situation. Treatment of H. pylori in the African setting should be based on accessibility and reimbursement, while indication and prevention should be defined in specific African countries.
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- Stella I Smith
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Medical Department II, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
- DZIF Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- Pole of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Departments of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia
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Franciosi JP, Mougey EB, Williams A, Gomez Suarez RA, Thomas C, Creech CL, George K, Corao D, Lima JJ. Association between CYP2C19 extensive metabolizer phenotype and childhood anti-reflux surgery following failed proton pump inhibitor medication treatment. Eur J Pediatr 2018; 177:69-77. [PMID: 29209919 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-017-3051-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED When pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that is refractory to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication treatment is identified in clinical practice and anti-reflux surgery (ARS) is being considered, genetic factors related to PPI metabolism by the CYP2C19 enzyme are currently not part of the clinical decision-making process. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that the distribution of the extensive metabolizer (EM) phenotypes among children undergoing ARS after failing PPI therapy would differ compared to controls (children with no history of ARS). We conducted a case-control study between children across the Nemours Health System from 2000 to 2014 who received ARS after failing PPI therapy and a control group comprised of healthy children. Our results demonstrated 2.9% of ARSs vs 20.8% of controls were poor metabolizers (PMs), 55.9% of ARSs vs 49.0% of controls were normal metabolizers (NMs), and 41.2% of ARSs vs 30.2% of controls were EMs; p = 0.035. Next, we performed a multiple-regression model to account for race as a potential confounding variable and the EM group was significantly associated with ARS compared to controls (OR 9.78, CI 1.25-76.55, p < 0.03). CONCLUSION Among children with medically refractory GERD despite PPI therapy, carriage of CYP2C19*17 allele corresponding to the EM phenotype was associated with ARS. Prospective comparative personalized medicine effectiveness studies are needed to determine if CYP2C19 genotype-guided dosing improves response to PPI therapy without a corresponding increase in adverse effects in children. What is known: • Anti-reflux surgery (ARS) is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children for the indication of refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). What is new: • Individualizing PPI medication dosing based on CYP2C19 diplotype may avoid GERD treatment failures and reduce the need for anti-reflux surgery (ARS).
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- James P Franciosi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours Children's Hospital, 13535 Nemours Parkway, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA.
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Center for Health Care Delivery Science, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours Children's Hospital, 13535 Nemours Parkway, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Department of Pathology, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Franciosi JP, Mougey EB, Williams A, Gomez-Suarez RA, Thomas C, Creech CL, George K, Corao D, Lima JJ. Association Between CYP2C19*17 Alleles and pH Probe Testing Outcomes in Children With Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux. J Clin Pharmacol 2017; 58:89-96. [PMID: 28884817 DOI: 10.1002/jcph.977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Esophageal pH monitoring remains a primary diagnostic tool for detecting gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD that is refractory to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications may be related to CYP2C19 variants. Current PPI dosing practices in children do not take into account CYP2C19 allelic variants, which may lead to underdosing and subsequently to a misperception of PPI therapy failure. We hypothesized that pH probe acid exposure outcomes associate with CYP2C19*17 alleles among children with clinical concern for GERD. We identified a retrospective cohort of 74 children (age range 0.71-17.1 years, mean 8.5, SD 4.6) with stored endoscopic tissue samples and who had also undergone esophageal pH testing while on PPI therapy. These individuals were genotyped for common CYP2C19 alleles and were dichotomized to either CYP2C19*17 allelic carriers without corresponding loss of function alleles as cases vs controls. Associations between pH probe acid exposure outcomes and CYP2C19*17 alleles were investigated. Compared to controls, children who carry CYP2C19*17 alleles without corresponding loss-of-function alleles demonstrated statistically significant longer times with pH < 4 (76.46 vs 33.47 minutes, P = .03); and higher percent of time with pH < 4.0 (5.71 vs 2.67 minutes, P = .04). These findings remained statistically significant using multiple-regression modeling with test duration, PPI dose, and race as confounding variables. PPI therapy in children with *17 alleles may be better optimized with CYP2C19 genotype-guided dosing prior to pH probe testing.
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- James P Franciosi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Center for Health Care Delivery Science, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Alfred I., DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics and Translational Research, Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Loayza Villa MF, Herrera Sevilla VL, Vivar-Diaz N. Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Gastric Biopsies Using Laser Microdissection and qPCR. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1616:71-88. [PMID: 28600762 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7037-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Molecular detection and analysis of virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori depends on the specificity of cell selection in the gastric biopsies. The laser microdissection (LM) instruments combine microscopy with laser cut sectioning. This combination allows one to choose only the bacteria that are in direct contact with epithelial cells in the gastric biopsy sample, avoiding those microorganisms attached to the mucus layer in the sample. The average concentration of DNA isolated from 25 cuts with selected bacteria is around 1.94 ng/μL, which is enough DNA to perform a qPCR protocol using real-time instruments to amplify 16sDNA or virulence factors like cagA or vacA. Consequently, the application of these technologies in the molecular analysis of Helicobacter pylori directly in contact with the surface of gastric epithelial cells is more precise and could yield better insights about the complex mechanisms of interactions between pathogen and host. Insights derived from research using the techniques described herein may in future facilitate prevention of infection or improved therapeutic options.
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- María Fernanda Loayza Villa
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, P.O. Box 17-1200-841, Av. Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, Quito, Ecuador
- Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador
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- Laboratorios NETLAB S.A., P.O. Box 170411, Calle "A" (Oe7A) N31-145 y Mariana de Jesús, Quito, Ecuador.
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