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Ashkar Daw M, Azrad M, Peretz A. Associations between biofilm formation and virulence factors among clinical Helicobacter pylori isolates. Microb Pathog 2024:106977. [PMID: 39321970 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 09/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) causes several gastrointestinal diseases. Its virulence factors contributing to disease development include biofilm formation, cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) and vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) proteins that induce host tissue damage. In addition, urease activity enables H. pylori growth in the gastric acidic environment. This work aimed to characterize bacterial factors associated with biofilm production among 89 clinical H. pylori isolates, collected from patient gastric biopsies. METHODS Biofilm production was detected using the crystal violet method. PCR was performed to determine vacA genotype (s1m1, s1m2, s2m1 and s2m2) and cagA gene presence. Urease activity was measured via the phenol red method. Susceptibility to six antibiotics was assessed by the Etest method. RESULTS Most H. pylori isolates produced biofilm. No association was found between biofilm-formation capacity and cagA presence or vacA genotype. Urease activity levels varied across isolates; no association was found between biofilm-formation and urease activity. Clarithromycin resistance was measured in 49% of the isolates. Isolates susceptible to tetracycline were more commonly strong biofilm producers. In contrast, a significantly higher rate of strong biofilm producers was observed among resistant isolates to amoxicillin, levofloxacin and rifampicin, compared to susceptible isolates. Non-biofilm producers were more common among isolates sensitive to rifampicin and metronidazole, compared to resistant isolates. CONCLUSIONS Further studies are needed to understand the factors that regulate biofilm production in order to search for treatments for H. pylori biofilm destruction.
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- Mariam Ashkar Daw
- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, 1311502, Israel.
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Tzafon Medical Center(1), Poriya, Tiberias, 1528001, Israel.
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, 1311502, Israel; Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Tzafon Medical Center(1), Poriya, Tiberias, 1528001, Israel.
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Zhao J, Hou Y, Xie T, Zhu Y, Feng X, Zhang Y, Yang Z, Gong W. Genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies putatively causal gut microbiota for multiple peptic ulcer diseases. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1260780. [PMID: 37869000 PMCID: PMC10586326 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1260780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Objective The pathogenesis of peptic ulcer diseases (PUDs) involves multiple factors, and the contribution of gut microbiota to this process remains unclear. While previous studies have associated gut microbiota with peptic ulcers, the precise nature of the relationship, whether causal or influenced by biases, requires further elucidation. Design The largest meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies was conducted by the MiBioGen consortium, which provided the summary statistics of gut microbiota for implementation in the Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Summary statistics for five types of PUDs were compiled using the FinnGen Consortium R8 release data. Various statistical techniques, including inverse variance weighting (IVW), MR-Egger, weighted median (WM), weighted mode, and simple mode, were employed to assess the causal relationships between gut microbiota and these five PUDs. Result In the intestinal microbiome of 119 known genera, we found a total of 14 causal associations with various locations of PUDs and reported the potential pathogenic bacteria of Bilophila et al. Among them, four had causal relationships with esophageal ulcer, one with gastric ulcer, three with gastroduodenal ulcer, four with duodenal ulcer, and two with gastrojejunal ulcer. Conclusion In this study, the pathogenic bacterial genera in the gut microbiota that promote the occurrence of PUDs were found to be causally related. There are multiple correlations between intestinal flora and PUDs, overlapping PUDs have overlapping associated genera. The variance in ulcer-related bacterial genera across different locations underscores the potential influence of anatomical locations and physiological functions.
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- Jingwei Zhao
- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory of Medical Science, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuzhong People’s Hospital of Suzhou, Suzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
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Choi J, Kang J. Concurrence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Associated Factors in Korean Couples. Korean J Fam Med 2021; 43:77-82. [PMID: 34736313 PMCID: PMC8820971 DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.21.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Background This study evaluated the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk factors associated with H. pylori transmission among spouses. Methods We assessed the spousal concurrence of H. pylori infection using the Campylobacter-like organism (CLO) test under gastro-endoscopy in 132 couples. Based on the CLO test results, participants were categorized into H. pylori concurrent and independent groups. The chi-square test and Student t-test were performed for demographic comparisons between the concurrent and independent H. pylori groups. In addition, multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with concurrent H. pylori infection. Results The study revealed that the concurrence rate of H. pylori infection was 42.4% in married Korean couples. The odds ratio (OR) derived from the concurrence of H. pylori infection tended to decrease in older couples (OR, 0.975; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.949-1.002; P=0.072). Gastric erosion was also associated with a decreased OR for concurrent infection (OR, 0.488; 95% CI, 0.295-0.808; P=0.005). Conversely, active duodenal ulcers were associated with an increased OR for concurrent infections (OR, 6.501; 95% CI, 1.267-33.346; P=0.025). Duodenal ulcer scars tended to increase the OR of concurrent infections (OR, 1.392; 95% CI, 0.815-2.380; P=0.226). Conclusion Spousal transmission and concurrence of H. pylori infection were negatively associated with gastric erosion; however, they were positively associated with active duodenal ulcers. Further studies are warranted to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these findings.
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- Jiwoong Choi
- Department of Family Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Sousa C, Ferreira R, Azevedo NF, Oleastro M, Azeredo J, Figueiredo C, Melo LDR. Helicobacter pylori infection: from standard to alternative treatment strategies. Crit Rev Microbiol 2021; 48:376-396. [PMID: 34569892 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1975643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori is the major component of the gastric microbiome of infected individuals and one of the aetiological factors of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. The increasing resistance to antibiotics worldwide has made the treatment of H. pylori infection a challenge. As a way to overhaul the efficacy of currently used H. pylori antibiotic-based eradication therapies, alternative treatment strategies are being devised. These include probiotics and prebiotics as adjuvants in H. pylori treatment, antimicrobial peptides as alternatives to antibiotics, photodynamic therapy ingestible devices, microparticles and nanoparticles applied as drug delivery systems, vaccines, natural products, and phage therapy. This review provides an updated synopsis of these emerging H. pylori control strategies and discusses the advantages, hurdles, and challenges associated with their development and implementation. An effective human vaccine would be a major achievement although, until now, projects regarding vaccine development have failed or were discontinued. Numerous natural products have demonstrated anti-H. pylori activity, mostly in vitro, but further clinical studies are needed to fully disclose their role in H. pylori eradication. Finally, phage therapy has the potential to emerge as a valid alternative, but major challenges remain, namely the isolation of more H. pylori strictly virulent bacterio(phages).
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- Cláudia Sousa
- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Faculty of Engineering, LEPABE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Ipatimup - Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Reihill M, Guazzelli L, Remaut H, Oscarson S. Synthesis of Fucose Derivatives with Thiol Motifs towards Suicide Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori. Molecules 2020; 25:E4281. [PMID: 32961972 PMCID: PMC7571248 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The syntheses of six thiol-exhibiting monosaccharides towards suicide inhibition of Helicobacter pylori are reported. Blood group Antigen Binding Adhesin (BabA), a bacterial membrane-bound lectin, binds to human ABO and Lewis b blood group structures displayed on the surface of host epithelial cells. Crystal structures of the carbohydrate-recognition domain revealed a conserved disulfide bonded loop that anchors a critical fucose residue in these blood group structures. Disruption of this loop by N-acetylcysteine results in reduced BabA-mediated adherence to human gastric tissue sections and attenuated virulence in Lewis b-expressing transgenic mice. With a view of creating specific inhibitors of the lectin, we designed and successfully synthesised six fucose-derived compounds with thiol motifs to engage in a thiol-disulfide exchange with this disulfide bond of BabA and form a glycan-lectin disulfide linkage. Branching and extending the fucose backbone with 2- and 3-carbon thiol motifs delivered a range of candidates to be tested for biological activity against BabA.
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- Mark Reihill
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy;
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- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Pleinlaan 2, Building E, 1050 Brussel, Belgium;
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;
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Mohamed M, Shariff M, Al Hillan A, Haj RA, Kaunzinger C, Hossain M, Asif A, Pyrsopoulos NT. A Rare Case of Helicobacter pylori Infection Complicated by Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in an Adult Patient. J Med Cases 2020; 11:160-165. [PMID: 34434390 PMCID: PMC8383653 DOI: 10.14740/jmc3480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is known as a leukocytoclastic vasculitis of small vessels, resulting in skin, joint, gastrointestinal (GI) and renal involvement. It is the most common acute vasculitis in children but is relatively uncommon in adults. The pathogenesis of HSP remains unclear, but a wide variety of conditions such as bacterial or viral infections, vaccinations, drugs and other environmental exposures may be responsible for the onset. A few previous case reports have described an association between gastric Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and HSP. A 30-year-old Indian man who migrated to the USA from India 3 years prior to this presentation with a past medical history of psoriasis on remission, not on any medications presented to the emergency department with sudden onset constant abdominal pain for 5 days. The pain was in the right upper quadrant, spasmodic in nature. The abdominal examination was normal. The patient was evaluated with complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, urinalysis, computed tomography scan of abdomen and pelvis, and right upper quadrant ultrasound, all of which were negative except for leukocytosis. He was discharged on pantoprazole and tramadol. Pain continued despite treatment. Patient was readmitted 2 days later, when he noticed a new maculopapular rash on both legs. Upper GI endoscopy was done showing non-bleeding small gastric ulcer with multiple duodenal erosions. Gastric biopsy came back positive for HP and he was started on clarithromycin, amoxicillin and lansoprazole. Pain persisted after finishing antibiotic course. Rash continued to spread to involve the thighs, flanks, around the umbilicus and extensor surfaces of arms. Immunological workup was negative. A skin biopsy of the skin rash came back positive for leukocytoclastic vasculitis. HSP diagnosis was made by exclusion. Patient was started on prednisone 40 mg daily and improved drastically on the following day. He was continued steroids taper for 8 weeks. Rash as well as abdominal pain resolved completely. In conclusion, HSP involves the skin, GI tract, joints and kidneys. It is a pediatric disease and rarely occurs in adults. It can be associated with underlying malignancy in adults. HP infection can trigger HSP in pediatric and adult patients. Detection of the carrier state is crucial in HSP patients in areas where HP is endemic. Eradication of HP infection is usually associated with the resolution of HSP. In resistant cases with GI and renal involvement, corticosteroids use results in resolution of symptoms and reduction of the duration of mild nephritis.
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- Mujtaba Mohamed
- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, H-532, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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De Vecchil A, Quatrini M, Boni F, Castelnovo C, Viganó E, Baldassarri A, Tenconi L, Bianchi P. Epidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori in Dialysis Patients. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686089501500218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- A.F. De Vecchil
- Divisione di Nefrologia e Dialisi Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, University of Milan Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Mediche, University of Milan Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Mediche, University of Milan Milan, Italy
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- Divisione di Nefrologia e Dialisi Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, University of Milan Milan, Italy
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- Divisione di Nefrologia e Dialisi Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, University of Milan Milan, Italy
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- Centro di Immunoematologia e dei Trapianti IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore and University of Milan Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Mediche, University of Milan Milan, Italy
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PURPOSE The role of Helicobacter pylori as key factor in gastric inflammation and the development of (pre-)cancerous lesions is undisputable. As an open system, the human upper gastrointestinal tract harbors a complex bacterial community which is highly impacted by the absence or presence of H. pylori. The interaction between other bacteria and H. pylori might impact on gastric carcinogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS Several studies demonstrated differences in the composition of the gastric bacterial community in different stages of gastritis and between samples from tumor and adjacent tissue. In addition, animal studies demonstrated an increased and accelerated development of precancerous lesions in mice colonized with intestinal flora and H. pylori compared with mice mono-infected with H. pylori. CONCLUSION Other bacteria beyond H. pylori enter the focus in research on gastric carcinogenesis. However, we are still far from a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology of host-microbiota interaction and its impact on the development of malignant and precancerous changes.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW One of the most vexing problems for gastroenterologists is what actions to take after receiving a histological diagnosis of gastric intestinal metaplasia. We approach the problem by starting with suggesting a biopsy protocol that ensures obtaining the biopsies required for diagnosis, assessing the status of the gastric mucosa, and effective communication with the pathologist and patient. RECENT FINDINGS The rediscovery and integration of the long history of gastric damage and repair resulting in pseudopyloric metaplasia (called SPEM) into the thinking of investigators working with animal models of gastric cancer has resulted in improved ability to separate changes associated with benign repair from those associated with inflammation-associated gastric carcinogenesis. SUMMARY Gastric intestinal metaplasia is a potential reversible product of injury and repair and not directly connected with carcinogenesis. Intestinal metaplasia is a biomarker for prior gastric injury and repair. The risk of gastric cancer is best assessed in relation to the severity, extent, and, most importantly, the cause of the atrophic changes.
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Noguchi H, Kumamoto K, Harada Y, Sato N, Nawata A, Tasaki T, Kimura S, Shimajiri S, Nakayama T. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection rate in heterotopic gastric mucosa in histological analysis of duodenal specimens from patients with duodenal ulcer. Histol Histopathol 2019; 35:169-176. [PMID: 31264199 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the duodenal bulb is a rare congenital disorder with varied clinical presentations. The mechanism of formation of a duodenal ulcer is failure of balance of the attack factor and the defense factor, which is the same as the mechanism of formation of a gastric ulcer. However, the true etiology of the duodenal ulcer remains unknown. Gastric mucosa can secrete gastric juice which injures itself, but the duodenal mucosa does not contain cells secreting a digestive enzyme. We assume that duodenal ulcers are caused by the presence of heterotopic gastric mucosa that can secrete gastric acid. This study was designed to assess the prevalence and associations of heterotopic gastric mucosa in duodenal ulcers. The present study included 137 patients who underwent biopsy or resection of duodenal ulcer. We detected gastric foveolar metaplasia due to inflammation from a heterotopic gastric mucosa using immunohistochemical staining. Heterotopic gastric mucosa consists of foveolar epithelium (MUC5AC-positive) and fundic gland (H⁺K⁺ ATPase-positive parietal cells, pepsinogen I-positive chief cells and MUC6-positive mucous neck cells), whereas gastric metaplasia is composed of foveolar epithelium without fundic glands. These specimens were stained with toluidine blue for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection. Among the 137 patients with duodenal ulcer, 76 cases (55%) had heterotopic gastric mucosa in the obtained specimens, and Helicobacter pylori was found in 45 cases (59%,45/76) among those with heterotopic gastric mucosa. Our results suggest that heterotopic gastric mucosa was strongly associated with concurrent duodenal ulcer.
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- Hirotsugu Noguchi
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.,Department of Pathology, Field of Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.,Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.,Department of Surgical Pathology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review integrates the new thinking about relationships between gastric cancer and intestinal metaplasia/pseudopyloric metaplasia (SPEM). We address whether recent studies have closed or widened the knowledge gap regarding gastric cancer pathogenesis in mice or humans. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies in mouse models have provided a variety of new insights into the cellular origin and progression of events resulting in gastric cancer. Many suggest a direct transformation from intestinal metaplasia/pseudopyloric metaplasia/SPEM to gastric cancer. However, results from different investigator and models are conflicting and often describe events not present in studies in humans. SUMMARY Both Helicobacter pylori-associated and autoimmune gastritis may produce gastric atrophy with extensive intestinal metaplasia and an abnormal gastric microbiome. However, only H. pylori gastritis carries a risk for adenocarcinoma. The differences reported with mouse models can best be explained as the results of different models of regeneration and repair rather than as models of gastric cancer. Overall, the data remains consistent with the original hypothesis that gastric cancer results from increased genetic instability of gastric stem cells rather than a direct transition from metaplasia to cancer. Intestinal metaplasia, pseudopyloric metaplasia, and SPEM have all been falsely accused based on guilt by association.
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Mills JC, Samuelson LC. Past Questions and Current Understanding About Gastric Cancer. Gastroenterology 2018; 155:939-944. [PMID: 29964037 PMCID: PMC6174109 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Jason C Mills
- Departments of Medicine, Developmental Biology, Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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- Departments of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and Internal Medicine, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Dong SXM, Chang CCY, Rowe KJ. A collection of the etiological theories, characteristics, and observations/phenomena of peptic ulcers in existing data. Data Brief 2018; 19:1058-1067. [PMID: 30225279 PMCID: PMC6139371 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In this article, we compiled 13 etiological theories, 15 characteristics, and 81 observations/phenomena of peptic ulcers, reported in reproducible, peer-reviewed studies from the literature, to reflect the historical evolution of studies on peptic ulcers and to provide a multidisciplinary view of this disease. This data was collected during the systematic review of topics on peptic ulcers including genetics, etiology, epidemiology, psychology, anatomy, neurology, bacteriology, pathology, and clinical statistics. The data curated herein was extracted via application of recently published basic theories and methodologies.
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- Simon X M Dong
- International Institute of Consciousness Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K2K3
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- International Institute of Consciousness Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K2K3
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- International Institute of Consciousness Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K2K3
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Luo M, Jia YY, Jing ZW, Li C, Zhou SY, Mei QB, Zhang BL. Construction and optimization of pH-sensitive nanoparticle delivery system containing PLGA and UCCs-2 for targeted treatment of Helicobacter pylori. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 164:11-19. [PMID: 29367052 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The acidic environment of the stomach is a threat to the curative effect of antimicrobial drugs for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the infected area. The conventional clinical formulations of antibiotics have low specificity to H. pylori, which disrupts the normal balance of intestinal microbiomes. Therefore, oral drug delivery system with better stability at low pH as well as higher specificity to target H. pylori would provide more effective strategy to eradicate H. pylori and reduce the side effect of antibiotics. Based on the construction of UreI-mediated targeted drug delivery system developed by our group, in this work, using urea-modified UCCs-2 as targeting moiety to the UreI channel protein which is specifically expressed on H. pylori, pH-sensitive amoxicillin-loaded AMX-PLGA/UCCs-2 nanoparticles produced by UCCs-2 and PLGA for targeted treatment of H. pylori infection were established. The nanoparticles were prepared by double emulsion-solvent evaporation method. To achieve a promising drug delivery system with favorable pH-sensitive properties, we adopted an orthogonal design to obtain the optimal formulation. The results showed that the optimized AMX-PLGA/UCCs-2 nanoparticles were in a favorable pH sensitive manner and exhibited low cytotoxicity, higher specificity and better anti-H. pylori efficiency than amoxicillin and non-targeting AMX-PLGA/Cs nanoparticle both in vitro and in vivo, which can protect the antimicrobial drugs against acidic environment and deliver them to targeted eradicate H. pylori in the infected location. The cellular uptake mechanism showed that AMX-PLGA/UCCs-2 nanoparticles are an effective UreI-mediated targeted drug delivery system for anti-H. pylori treatment, which can also be used as promising nanocarriers for oral delivery of other therapeutic drugs to targeted treat H. pylori.
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- Min Luo
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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Burkitt MD, Duckworth CA, Williams JM, Pritchard DM. Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric pathology: insights from in vivo and ex vivo models. Dis Model Mech 2017; 10:89-104. [PMID: 28151409 PMCID: PMC5312008 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.027649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gastric colonization with Helicobacter pylori induces diverse human pathological conditions, including superficial gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and gastric adenocarcinoma and its precursors. The treatment of these conditions often relies on the eradication of H. pylori, an intervention that is increasingly difficult to achieve and that does not prevent disease progression in some contexts. There is, therefore, a pressing need to develop new experimental models of H. pylori-associated gastric pathology to support novel drug development in this field. Here, we review the current status of in vivo and ex vivo models of gastric H. pylori colonization, and of Helicobacter-induced gastric pathology, focusing on models of gastric pathology induced by H. pylori, Helicobacter felis and Helicobacter suis in rodents and large animals. We also discuss the more recent development of gastric organoid cultures from murine and human gastric tissue, as well as from human pluripotent stem cells, and the outcomes of H. pylori infection in these systems.
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- Michael D Burkitt
- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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- Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms AL9 7TA, UK
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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Rahman MA, Cope MB, Sarker SA, Garvey WT, Chaudhury HS, Khaled MA. Helicobacter pylori Infection and Inflammation: Implication for the Pathophysiology of Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease in Asian Indians. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 1:45-50. [PMID: 22308070 DOI: 10.1080/09751270.2009.11885133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Asian Indians living in the Indian subcontinent or abroad experience high rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Asian Indians are also known to suffer from various infections, particularly during their childhood. One such chronic infection is with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Since H. pylori with its specific virulence factor cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) has been suggested to be associated with CHD, a role of this H. pylori infection was investigated in the pathogenesis of CHD in Asian Indians living in Bangladesh. H. pylori (CagA) infected subjects with CHD (HP+ve cases, n=21), and without CHD (HP+ve controls, n=20), and non-infected without CHD (HP-ve normal controls, n=21) were included in this study. Thromboxane (TXB), an index of platelet activation, was found to be significantly higher in the HP+ve cases (p=0.05), but not in the HP+ve controls (p=0.88) when compared with HP-ve controls. Analyses of lipid profiles revealed that while triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL did not show any significant changes, HDL was significantly lower in both the HP+ve cases (p=0.0003) and controls (p=0.005). The mean fasting glucose level in the HP+ve cases was markedly increased (p>0.0001), while it was intermediate in the HP+ve controls, and lowest in the HP-ve controls. HOMA-IR values, a measure of insulin resistance, did not reflect any substantial differences between the HP+ve and HP-ve controls, but they were highly significantly different between the HP+ve cases and HP-ve controls. HOMA-B, indicating insulin secretory dysfunction (ISD), was significantly higher in both the HP+ve groups when compared with the normal controls. The data indicate that H. pylori infection is associated with impaired insulin secretion, and that a component of insulin resistance that occurs independent of H. pylori can then lead to a worsening of glucose tolerance and the development of CHD. This is the first demonstration to our knowledge that H. pylori (CagA) infection is associated with insulin secretory dysfunction in human subjects. Since many Asian Indians contract various other chronic and acute infections, it is important to investigate the role of H. pylori and other infectious agents in the pathogenesis of T2DM and CHD.
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- M Afzalur Rahman
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Wijarnpreecha K, Thongprayoon C, Nissaisorakarn P, Jaruvongvanich V, Nakkala K, Rajapakse R, Cheungpasitporn W. Association of Helicobacter pylori with Chronic Kidney Diseases: A Meta-Analysis. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:2045-2052. [PMID: 28265827 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4516-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The reported risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection is conflicting. This meta-analysis was conducted to summarize all available data and to estimate the prevalence and association between H. pylori and kidney disease and CKD. METHODS Comprehensive literature review was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE database through October 2016 to identify studies that reported the prevalence or the association between H. pylori infection and non-dialysis-dependent kidney diseases or CKD. Effect estimates from the individual study were extracted and combined using random-effect, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonian and Laird. RESULTS Of 4546 studies, nine cross-sectional studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. The estimated prevalence of H. pylori infection among subjects with kidney disease was 53% (95% CI 45-61%). The pooled OR of H. pylori in patients with non-dialysis-dependent kidney diseases was 1.20 (95% CI 0.73-1.97) when compared with the patients without kidney diseases. The meta-analysis was then limited to only studies evaluating the risk of H. pylori in CKD; the pooled OR of H. pylori in patients with CKD was 1.00 (95% CI 0.58-1.71). CONCLUSIONS The estimated prevalence of H. pylori in patients with non-dialysis-dependent kidney diseases is 53%. This study does not support the association between H. pylori infection and non-dialysis-dependent kidney diseases nor CKD.
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- Karn Wijarnpreecha
- Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Cape Fear Center for Digestive Disease, P.A., Fayetteville, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, USA
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Yokota SI, Konno M, Fujiwara SI, Toita N, Takahashi M, Yamamoto S, Ogasawara N, Shiraishi T. Intrafamilial, Preferentially Mother-to-Child and Intraspousal, Helicobacter pylori Infection in Japan Determined by Mutilocus Sequence Typing and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting. Helicobacter 2015; 20:334-42. [PMID: 25664889 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The infection route of Helicobacter pylori has been recognized to be mainly intrafamilial, preferentially mother-to-child, especially in developed countries. To determine the transmission route, we examined whether multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was useful for analysis of intrafamilial infection. The possibility of intraspousal infection was also evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clonal relationships between strains derived from 35 index Japanese pediatric patients, and their family members were analyzed by two genetic typing procedures, MLST and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting. RESULTS Mostly coincident results were obtained by MLST and RAPD. By MLST, the allele of loci in the isolates mostly matched between the index child and both the father and mother for 9 (25.7%) of the 35 patients, between the index child and the mother for 25 (60.0%) of the 35 patients. CONCLUSIONS MLST is useful for analyzing the infection route of H. pylori as a highly reproducible method. Intrafamilial, especially mother-to-children and sibling, infection is the dominant transmission route. Intraspousal infection is also thought to occur in about a quarter in the Japanese families.
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- Shin-ichi Yokota
- Department of Microbiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Kamada T, Haruma K, Ito M, Inoue K, Manabe N, Matsumoto H, Kusunoki H, Hata J, Yoshihara M, Sumii K, Akiyama T, Tanaka S, Shiotani A, Graham DY. Time Trends in Helicobacter pylori Infection and Atrophic Gastritis Over 40 Years in Japan. Helicobacter 2015; 20:192-8. [PMID: 25581708 PMCID: PMC6905084 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infection produces progressive mucosal damage that may eventually result in gastric cancer. We studied the changes that occurred in the presence and severity of atrophic gastritis and the prevalence of H. pylori infection that occurred coincident with improvements in economic and hygienic conditions in Japan since World War II. MATERIALS AND METHODS The prevalence of H. pylori infection and histologic grades of gastric damage were retrospectively evaluated using gastric biopsy specimens obtained over a 40-year period. Gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia were scored using the updated Sydney classification system. RESULTS The prevalence of H. pylori and severity of atrophy were examined in 1381 patients including 289 patients examined in the 1970s (158 men; mean age, 44.9 years), 787 in the 1990s (430 men; 44.2 years), and 305 in the 2010s (163 men; 53.2 years). Overall, the prevalence of H. pylori infection decreased significantly from 74.7% (1970s) to 53% (1990s) and 35.1% (2010s) (p < .01). The prevalence of atrophy in the antrum and corpus was significantly lower in the 2010s (33, 19%, respectively) compared to those evaluated in either the 1970s (98, 82%) (p < .001) or 1990s (80, 67%) (p < .001). The severity of atrophy and intestinal metaplasia also declined remarkably among those with H. pylori infection. CONCLUSIONS There has been a progressive and rapid decline in the prevalence of H. pylori infection as well a fall in the rate of progression of gastric atrophy among H. pylori-infected Japanese coincident with the westernization and improvements in economic and hygienic conditions in Japan since World War II.
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- Tomoari Kamada
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasound, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasound, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Yonezawa H, Osaki T, Kamiya S. Biofilm Formation by Helicobacter pylori and Its Involvement for Antibiotic Resistance. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:914791. [PMID: 26078970 PMCID: PMC4452508 DOI: 10.1155/2015/914791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bacterial biofilms are communities of microorganisms attached to a surface. Biofilm formation is critical not only for environmental survival but also for successful infection. Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common causes of bacterial infection in humans. Some studies demonstrated that this microorganism has biofilm forming ability in the environment and on human gastric mucosa epithelium as well as on in vitro abiotic surfaces. In the environment, H. pylori could be embedded in drinking water biofilms through water distribution system in developed and developing countries so that the drinking water may serve as a reservoir for H. pylori infection. In the human stomach, H. pylori forms biofilms on the surface of gastric mucosa, suggesting one possible explanation for eradication therapy failure. Finally, based on the results of in vitro analyses, H. pylori biofilm formation can decrease susceptibility to antibiotics and H. pylori antibiotic resistance mutations are more frequently generated in biofilms than in planktonic cells. These observations indicated that H. pylori biofilm formation may play an important role in preventing and controlling H. pylori infections. Therefore, investigation of H. pylori biofilm formation could be effective in elucidating the detailed mechanisms of infection and colonization by this microorganism.
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- Hideo Yonezawa
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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Araújo MB, Borini P, Guimarães RC. Etiopathogenesis of peptic ulcer: back to the past? ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2015; 51:155-61. [PMID: 25003270 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032014000200016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To review some aspects of the etiopathogenesis of peptic ulcerous disease especially on the basis of studies on its correlation with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). METHODS A search was made in the data bases MEDLINE, LILACS and PubMed, and in Brazilian and foreign books, referring to the incidence and prevalence of infection by H. pylori and of peptic ulcerous disease in various populations of different countries. RESULTS It was observed that the prevalence of H. pylori infection is similar in individuals with peptic ulcerous disease and the general population. There are differences between countries with respect to the prevalence of infection and of gastric or duodenal peptic ulcers. In many countries the prevalence of infection by H. pylori shows stability while the prevalence of peptic ulcerous disease is declining. The prevalence of peptic ulcerous disease without H. pylori infection varies between 20% and 56% in occidental countries. DISCUSSION The observations might be suggestive of H. pylori being only one more factor to be summed together with other aggressive components in the genesis of peptic ulcerous disease. We would therewith be returning to the classic concept that peptic gastric and duodenal ulcers have multifactorial etiology and would result from imbalance between aggressive and defensive factors. The focus of studies should be enriched with the identification of the defensive factors and of other aggressive factors besides the well known H. pylori and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, since these two aggressors do not exhaust the full causal spectrum.
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- Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Evolução Molecular, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Moretti E, Gonnelli S, Campagna M, Nuti R, Collodel G, Figura N. Influence of Helicobacter pylori infection on metabolic parameters and body composition of dyslipidemic patients. Intern Emerg Med 2014; 9:767-72. [PMID: 24419742 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-1043-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori infection may contribute to the development of extra-gastroduodenal diseases. The aim of this study was to explore whether this infection could influence metabolic parameters and body composition of dyslipidemic patients. In an 8-month period, 155 patients attended our clinic; 110 patients (48 men and 62 women, age 35-55 years) fulfilled inclusion criteria. Metabolic parameters were determined by routine tests and body composition by anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis. The H. pylori and CagA infectious status were examined serologically. Sixty-one patients (55.4%) had serum antibodies to H. pylori and 30 infected patients (49.1%) had anti-CagA antibodies. The mean percentage of fat mass and level of high-density protein cholesterol in seropositive patients were significantly lower than those measured in seronegative ones (P = 0.008 and P < 0.001, respectively). The mean glucose concentration in patients with anti-H. pylori serum IgG was significantly higher than in uninfected patients (P = 0.021). No significant difference was observed regarding the other parameters. The CagA status did not influence any of the considered parameters. Our results are in agreement with those of other studies; however, the level of concordance of results reported in the various publications on this topic is very low, presumably from differences concerning the age, alimentary habits and possible presence of different pathologies in the groups studied. The most plausible hypothesis for the observed alterations may exist in the low-grade systemic inflammatory status of infected individuals, which may influence the fat turnover and support the insulin resistance with consequent alteration of glucose metabolism.
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- Elena Moretti
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Lin YH, Lin JH, Chou SC, Chang SJ, Chung CC, Chen YS, Chang CH. Berberine-loaded targeted nanoparticles as specific Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: in vitro and in vivo study. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 10:57-71. [PMID: 25177920 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AIM The aim of this work was to develop fucose-conjugated nanoparticles and control the release of berberine, and demonstrate that these particles come into contact with Helicobacter pylori and enhance the suppressive effect of berberine on H. pylori growth. MATERIALS & METHODS Fucose-chitosan/heparin nanoparticle-encapsulated berberine was prepared and delivery efficiency was monitored by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Anti-H. pylori activities were investigated by determining the calculated bacterial colonies and immunohistochemistry staining analysis. RESULTS Analysis of a simulated gastrointestinal medium indicated that the proposed drug carrier effectively controls the release of berberine, which interacts specifically at the site of H. pylori infection, and significantly increases berberine's suppressive effect on H. pylori growth. In an in vivo study, the berberine-loaded fucose-conjugated nanoparticles exhibited an H. pylori clearance effect. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that berberine-loaded fucose-conjugated nanoparticles exert an H. pylori clearance effect and effectively reduce gastric inflammation in an H. pylori-infected animal study.
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- Yu-Hsin Lin
- Department of Biological Science & Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40402
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Figura N, Palazzuoli A, Vaira D, Campagna M, Moretti E, Iacoponi F, Giordano N, Clemente S, Nuti R, Ponzetto A. Cross-sectional study: CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection, acute coronary artery disease and systemic levels of B-type natriuretic peptide. J Clin Pathol 2013; 67:251-7. [PMID: 24334757 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) determination is routinely used to evaluate the severity of congestive heart failure, a possible consequence of coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD originates from vascular atherosclerotic processes and is stimulated by inflammatory events, which may also be triggered by chronic bacterial infections. AIM To explore the effect of Helicobacter pylori infection upon systemic BNP, tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels and linear homology between cardiac peptides and H pylori. METHODS A group of 103 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of non-ST elevation acute CAD (ACAD) and no other concomitant pathology was examined. BNP was measured by a commercial solid-phase sandwich immunoradiometric assay. H pylori infection, CagA serological status and circulating levels of IL-6 and TNF-α, were determined by ELISA assays. Amino acid sequence homology between human cardiac and H pylori peptides was investigated by Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis. RESULTS Circulating levels of BNP and IL-6, in pg/mL (interquartile difference), among infected patients with anti-CagA serum antibodies, respectively 781 (1899) and 37.7 (137.6), were significantly increased in respect to those measured in uninfected patients, respectively 325 (655) and 7.7 (23.5), (p<0.01 and p=0.025), and, with regard to BNP alone, also in patients infected by CagA negative H pylori strains, 305 (593), (p<0.01). TNF-α levels were raised in CagA positive in respect to uninfected patients. Tropomyosin and Ca2+ transporting ATPases showed strong similarities to H pylori proteins, suggesting the existence of molecular mimicry phenomena. CONCLUSIONS Chronic infection by H pylori expressing CagA correlates with high circulating levels of BNP and IL-6 in patients with ACAD.
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- Natale Figura
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena and Policlinico S. Maria alle Scotte, , Siena, Italy
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Use of pigs as a potential model for research into dietary modulation of the human gut microbiota. Nutr Res Rev 2013; 26:191-209. [DOI: 10.1017/s0954422413000152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The human intestinal microbial ecosystem plays an important role in maintaining health. A multitude of diseases including diarrhoea, gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, such as necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) of neonates, and obesity are linked to microbial composition and metabolic activity. Therefore, research on possible dietary strategies influencing microbial composition and activity, both preventive and curative, is being accomplished. Interest has focused on pre- and probiotics that stimulate the intestinal production of beneficial bacterial metabolites such as butyrate, and beneficially affect microbial composition. The suitability of an animal model to study dietary linked diseases is of much concern. The physiological similarity between humans and pigs in terms of digestive and associated metabolic processes places the pig in a superior position over other non-primate models. Furthermore, the pig is a human-sized omnivorous animal with comparable nutritional requirements, and shows similarities to the human intestinal microbial ecosystem. Also, the pig has been used as a model to assess microbiota–health interactions, since pigs exhibit similar syndromes to humans, such as NEC and partly weanling diarrhoea. In contrast, when using rodent models to study diet–microbiota–health interactions, differences between rodents and humans have to be considered. For example, studies with mice and human subjects assessing possible relationships between the composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiota and the development of obesity have shown inconsistencies in results between studies. The present review displays the similarities and differences in intestinal microbial ecology between humans and pigs, scrutinising the pig as a potential animal model, with regard to possible health effects.
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CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection and reduced sperm motility, vitality, and normal morphology. DISEASE MARKERS 2013; 35:229-34. [PMID: 24167371 PMCID: PMC3780520 DOI: 10.1155/2013/919174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, particularly when caused by strains expressing CagA, may be considered a concomitant cause of male and female reduced fertility. This study explored, in 87 HP-infected males, the relationship between infection by CagA-positive HP strains and sperm parameters. HP infection and CagA status were determined by ELISA and Western blotting; semen analysis was performed following WHO guidelines. The amino acid sequence of human enzymes involved in glycolysis and oxidative metabolism were “blasted” with peptides expressed by HP J99.
Thirty-seven patients (42.5%) were seropositive for CagA. Sperm motility (18% versus 32%; P < 0.01), sperm vitality (35% versus 48%; P < 0.01) and the percentage of sperm with normal forms (18% versus 22%; P < 0.05) in the CagA-positive group were significantly reduced versus those in the CagA-negative group. All the considered enzymes showed partial linear homology with HP peptides, but four enzymes aligned with four different segments of the same cag island protein. We hypothesize a relationship between infection by strains expressing CagA and decreased sperm quality. Potentially increased systemic levels of inflammatory cytokines that occur in infection by CagA-positive strains and autoimmune phenomena that involve molecular mimicry could explain the pathogenetic mechanism of alterations observed.
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Seo JH, Do HJ, Park CH, Woo HO, Youn HS, Ko GH, Baik SC, Lee WK, Cho MJ, Rhee KH, Lee JH. Helicobacter pylori infection and duodenal gastric metaplasia in healthy young adults. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2013; 61:191-5. [PMID: 23624732 DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2013.61.4.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Duodenal ulcers occur relatively frequently in adolescents, like in adults, and may relate to Helicobacter pylori infection and duodenal gastric metaplasia (DGM). This study investigated the association between H. pylori infection and DGM in healthy adults aged 20-29. METHODS Between 1995 and 2005, endoscopic biopsies of the duodenum, antrum and body were taken from healthy, young volunteers, who were first-year medical students, faculty staff, residents, and research assistants of Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, Korea. Urease tests were performed and the extent of DGM and histopathological grades according to the Updated Sydney System were determined. RESULTS In total, 662 subjects were enrolled (429 males and 233 females). The median age was 22.3 years. The overall incidence of DGM was 11.5% but DGM was more frequent in males (15.4%) than in females (4.3%) (p<0.0001). While H. pylori positivity rates changed significantly during the 1995-2005 period (p<0.01), the incidences of DGM did not. DGM was observed in 7.2% and 14.9% of subjects who were and were not colonized with H. pylori, respectively. DGM was also associated with less severe chronic gastritis and the absence of active gastritis in both the antrum and body, and the absence of follicles in the antrum (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggested that DGM is not rare in healthy young adults and is unrelated to gastric H. pylori infection.
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- Ji-Hyun Seo
- Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, 15 Jinju-daero 816beon-gil, Jinju 660-751, Korea
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The Role of Helicobacter pylori and NSAIDs in the Pathogenesis of Uncomplicated Duodenal Ulcer. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2012; 2012:189373. [PMID: 23049545 PMCID: PMC3463179 DOI: 10.1155/2012/189373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background/Aim. To identify the etiological role of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in endoscopically diagnosed duodenal ulcers (DUs). Methods. Patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy in two major hospitals in Antalya and Adiyaman were included in this study and assigned as duodenal ulcer (n = 152; median age: 41.0 (16-71) years; 58.6% males) or control group (n = 70; median age: 41.0 (18-68) years; 57.1% males). Patient demographics, risk factors, and NSAID/acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) use were recorded. Results. HP was more commonly located in the corpus (75.0 versus 50.0%; odds ratio [OR] = 3.00; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.66-5.44; P < 0.001), incisura (75.7 versus 60.0%; OR = 2.07; 95% CI: 1.13-3.79; P = 0.017), and antrum (80.3 versus 60.0%; OR = 2.71; 95% CI: 1.45-5.05; P = 0.001) among DU patients than controls. Hp positivity was 84.9% while Hp was negative in 15.1% of patients including those accompanied with NSAID and/or ASA use (9.2%), and those were negative for all three etiological factors (5.9%). Conclusion. Our findings indicate the substantial role of Hp in the pathogenesis of DU disease as identified in 84.9% of DU patients compatible with the background prevalence of 61.4% among age-matched control subjects. Hp was the single causative factor in 44.1% of our patients, while NSAID/ASA exposure was in 9.2%.
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Mirbagheri SA, Khajavirad N, Rakhshani N, Ostovaneh MR, Hoseini SME, Hoseini V. Impact of Helicobacter pylori infection and microscopic duodenal histopathological changes on clinical symptoms of patients with functional dyspepsia. Dig Dis Sci 2012; 57:967-72. [PMID: 22080417 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1960-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the microscopic histopathological changes in duodenal tissue and its relationship to the severity of symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia while taking the effect of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection into account. METHODS Several gastric and duodenal biopsy specimens were obtained in 217 patients with functional dyspepsia and were evaluated for H. pylori infection and histopathological changes. Severity of symptoms was assessed by Leeds Dyspepsia Questionnaire (LDQ) and its relationship to histopathological changes and H. pylori infection status was assessed. RESULTS Helicobacter pylori infection was associated with presence and severity of microscopic duodenitis (p < 0.001). In H. pylori-infected patients, the presence of microscopic duodenitis was independent of microscopic gastritis (p = 0.74). Severity of dyspepsia symptoms was not higher in H. pylori-infected patients than non-infected patients (p = 0.15), but in the presence of H. pylori infection and microscopic gastritis, microscopic duodenitis significantly worsened the LDQ symptom severity score (p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, the odds of experiencing severe symptoms in patients with severe microscopic duodenitis was 2.22 times greater than in individuals with very mild, mild, or moderate duodenitis. CONCLUSIONS Microscopic duodenitis in H. pylori-infected patients may play a major role in producing and aggravating symptoms in FD patients and may be a determinant factor to consider in whether to treat H. pylori infection in functional dyspepsia.
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- Seyed Amir Mirbagheri
- Department of Internal Medicine, Amir-Alam Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Sa'adi Street, 13145-784 Tehran, Iran
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Yonezawa H, Osaki T, Hanawa T, Kurata S, Zaman C, Woo TDH, Takahashi M, Matsubara S, Kawakami H, Ochiai K, Kamiya S. Destructive effects of butyrate on the cell envelope of Helicobacter pylori. J Med Microbiol 2011; 61:582-589. [PMID: 22194341 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.039040-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori can be found in the oral cavity and is mostly detected by the use of PCR techniques. Growth of H. pylori is influenced by various factors in the mouth, such as the oral microflora, saliva and other antimicrobial substances, all of which make colonization of the oral cavity by H. pylori difficult. In the present study, we analysed the effect of the cell supernatant of a representative periodontal bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis on H. pylori and found that the cell supernatant destroyed the H. pylori cell envelope. As P. gingivalis produces butyric acid, we focused our research on the effects of butyrate and found that it significantly inhibited the growth of H. pylori. H. pylori cytoplasmic proteins and DNA were detected in the extracellular environment after treatment with butyrate, suggesting that the integrity of the cell envelope was compromised and indicating that butyrate has a bactericidal effect on H. pylori. In addition, levels of extracellular H. pylori DNA increased following treatment with the cell supernatant of butyric acid-producing bacteria, indicating that the cell supernatant also has a bactericidal effect and that this may be due to its butyric acid content. In conclusion, butyric acid-producing bacteria may play a role in affecting H. pylori colonization of the oral cavity.
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- Hideo Yonezawa
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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Mamun-Al-Mahtab. State of the Globe: Helicobacter pylori and Hepatitis C Together Hamper Health. J Glob Infect Dis 2011; 2:1-3. [PMID: 20300410 PMCID: PMC2840974 DOI: 10.4103/0974-777x.59243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Mamun-Al-Mahtab
- Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Viral Hepatitis Foundation, Bangladesh
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Shokrzadeh L, Jafari F, Dabiri H, Baghaei K, Zojaji H, Alizadeh AH, Aslani MM, Zali MR. Antibiotic susceptibility profile of Helicobacter pylori isolated from the dyspepsia patients in Tehran, Iran. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:261-4. [PMID: 21727733 PMCID: PMC3133984 DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.82581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Helicobacter pylori is an important pathogen for gastroduodenal diseases. Infection with H. pylori can be limited by regimens of multiple antimicrobial agents. However, antibiotic resistance is a leading cause of treatment failure. The aim of this study has been to determine the resistance patterns of H. pylori strains isolated from gastric biopsies of patients with dyspepsia by agar dilution method, in Tehran, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS H. pylori isolates from patients with gastrointestinal diseases were evaluated for susceptibility testing by agar dilution method. Susceptibility testing was performed to commonly used antibiotics including clarithromycin, tetracycline, amoxicillin, metronidazole and ciprofloxacin. RESULTS Among 92 patients with dyspepsia, H. pylori strains were isolated from 42 patients. Seventeen (40.5%) of the isolates were resistant to metronidazole (MICs ≥ 8 μg/l), whereas one isolate (2.4%) was resistant to amoxicillin (MICs ≤ 0. 5 μg/ml) and ciprofloxacin (MICs ≤ 1μg/ml). The resistance rates to other antibiotics in H. pylori isolates are recorded as follows: clarithromycin 6 (14.3 %), tetracycline 2 (4.8%). In 5 of 42 resistant cases, combined resistance was found. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that metronidazole should be used among Iranian patients in first-line therapy with caution, and ciprofloxacin in association with amoxicillin and a proton pump inhibitor is more recommended.
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- Leila Shokrzadeh
- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Microbiology Department, Enterobacteriaceae Laboratory, Institute Pasteur of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Foodborne Diarrheal Diseases, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Axelsson CK. Clinical implications of serum pepsinogen and progastricsin in Man. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00365519209104657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Theory of gastric CO2 ventilation and its control during respiratory acidosis: Implications for central chemosensitivity, pH regulation, and diseases causing chronic CO2 retention. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2011; 175:189-209. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Tan VPY, Wong BCY. Helicobacter pylori and gastritis: Untangling a complex relationship 27 years on. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26 Suppl 1:42-5. [PMID: 21199513 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06593.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Since its' introduction by Warren and Marshall 27 years ago, Helicobacter pylori (HP) has become the linchpin in our understanding of important gastric conditions including gastritis, intestinal metaplasia (IM), gastric/duodenal ulcers (GU/DU), Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tumour (MALToma) and gastric cancer. Initially named Campylobacter pyloridis, it was re-named HP when biochemical and genetic characterization of the organism showed that it was not a member of the Campylobacter genus. The finding in 1983 was seminal. It is now recognized that HP is the most common chronic human bacterial infection and it is the most common cause of gastritis. It is strongly implicated in the development of peptic ulcer disease and gastric neoplasms. In the years since its' discovery, much headway has been made in the understanding of this ubiquitous organism that had remained elusive, with much work focused on eradication, in part driven by pharmaceutical research and development. Standard triple therapy emerged to eradicate HP. However, with the emergence of HP resistance, newer regimes have been put forth that include quadruple therapy, sequential therapy and a dizzying array of other combinations bent on eradicating HP. Much less is known about the natural history of HP, the different faces of HP internationally, HP eradication and its effect on gastritis, IM, GU/DU and gastric cancer. This review will address the changing face of HP in 2011.
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Cho SJ, Choi IJ, Kim CG, Kook MC, Lee JY, Kim BC, Ryu KH, Nam SY, Kim YW. Risk factors associated with gastric cancer in patients with a duodenal ulcer. Helicobacter 2010; 15:516-23. [PMID: 21073608 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2010.00805.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although gastric cancer (GC) and duodenal ulcer (DU) are both strongly associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, a DU is negatively associated with the risk of GC. The aim of the study is to evaluate histologic risk factors for GC among patients with a DU. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 541 consecutive patients with GC were prospectively evaluated for the presence of a DU. Control patients with only a DU (n = 89) were recruited from health screening population. Histologic grading was assessed using the updated Sydney system for six gastric biopsies from three regions. GC risk among patients with a DU was evaluated using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Among patients with GC, 7.6% (41/541) had a concomitant DU or an ulcer scar. Corpus-predominant/pangastritis were more frequently found in concomitant GC patients with a DU (90%) than in patients with a DU alone (62%) (p = .001). In patients with a DU, moderate-severe chronic inflammation at the lesser and greater curvatures of corpus was associated with GC risk (OR, 3.70; 95% CI, 1.46-9.36, and OR, 7.72; 95% CI, 3.18-18.7, respectively). Additionally, moderate-severe intestinal metaplasia (IM) at the antrum and corpus lesser curvature was associated with GC risk (OR, 7.52; 95% CI, 3.06-18.5, and OR, 9.25, 95% CI, 2.39-35.8, respectively). CONCLUSIONS A DU is not rare in patients with GC in a high-risk region of GC. Patients with a DU with chronic corpus gastritis and IM have an increased risk of GC, thus those patients should be followed up for GC development.
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- Center for Gastric Cancer Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Akashi R, Ishiguro N, Shimizu S, Kawashima M. Clinical study of the relationship between Helicobacter pylori and chronic urticaria and prurigo chronica multiformis: effectiveness of eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori. J Dermatol 2010; 38:761-6. [PMID: 21352335 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Eighty two patients with chronic urticaria and 17 patients with prurigo chronica multiformis were referred to our department from October 2004 to February 2007 and were tested for Helicobacter pylori antigen using the polyclonal H. pylori stool antigen test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method). H. pylori antigen was detected in 25 (30.5%) of the 82 patients with chronic urticaria and in 10 (58.8%) of the 17 patients with prurigo chronica multiformis. Those findings were not significantly higher than the positive rate for H. pylori stool antigen in healthy age-matched controls. In patients positive for H. pylori antigen, seven of the 25 with chronic urticaria had complications of gastritis (six patients) or gastric ulcers (one patient). Three of the 10 patients with prurigo chronica multiformis had complications of gastritis (two patients) or gastric ulcers (one patient). We examined the therapeutic efficacy of antibacterial treatment for the 17 patients with chronic urticaria and the eight patients with prurigo chronica multiformis who were positive for H. pylori antigen and accepted the treatment based on informed consent. We evaluated the effectiveness of treatment by scoring the skin conditions and by using the Skindex-16, a measure of quality of life. The eradication therapy for H. pylori was more effective for treating prurigo chronica multiformis and the skin symptoms started to improve within 3-14 days after the therapy. However, that therapy was not always effective for treating chronic urticaria. We suggest that H. pylori may be an important pathogenetic factor, especially for prurigo chronica multiformis, and that eradication therapy should be considered to treat intractable cases.
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- Rei Akashi
- Department of Dermatology Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Genta RM, Kinsey RS, Singhal A, Suterwala S. Gastric foveolar metaplasia and gastric heterotopia in the duodenum: no evidence of an etiologic role for Helicobacter pylori. Hum Pathol 2010; 41:1593-600. [PMID: 20656325 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 04/10/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gastric-type epithelium and islands of oxyntic mucosa in duodenal biopsies are considered by some to be part of a spectrum of metaplastic change related to peptic disorders. This study was designed to assess prevalence and associations of metaplastic-heterotopic gastric mucosa in the duodenum. Demographic, clinical, and histopathologic data from patients who had duodenal biopsy specimens for a 12-month period were collected from a national database. The duodenal findings of patients with duodenitis, gastric metaplasia, and gastric heterotopia were correlated with gastric pathology, Helicobacter pylori status, and clinical information. Of 28,210 patients with duodenal biopsy specimens, 80.9% were healthy, 2.1% had active duodenitis, 2.2% gastric foveolar metaplasia without active inflammation ("peptic duodenopathy"), 4.8% gastric foveolar metaplasia with active inflammation ("peptic duodenitis"), and 1.9% gastric heterotopia. Helicobacter pylori was documented in 9.8% of patients with normal duodenum, 6.9% of those with gastric metaplasia without active inflammation, 15.8% of those with active duodenitis, and 29.1% of those with gastric foveolar metaplasia with active inflammation; 2.2% of 543 patients with gastric heterotopia had H pylori gastritis. Helicobacter pylori was detected in the metaplastic epithelium of 67.6% of patients with active inflammation and in 16.4% of those with metaplasia without inflammation. Gastric heterotopia was strongly associated with concurrent fundic gland polyps. In conclusion, active duodenitis was more common in patients with H pylori infection, but gastric metaplasia was not. We suggest that there is insufficient evidence to ascribe duodenitis with foveolar metaplasia to a "peptic" disorder, as "peptic duodenopathy" and "peptic duodenitis" seem to imply. Gastric heterotopia is likely a congenital lesion; its association with fundic gland polyps suggests that use of proton pump inhibitors may enhance its endoscopic detection.
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- Robert M Genta
- Caris Diagnostics, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Irving, TX 75039, USA.
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ÜstÜn Y, Engin-ÜstÜn Y, Özkaplan E, Otlu B, Sait TekerekoĞlu M. Association ofHelicobacter pyloriinfection with systemic inflammation in preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2010; 23:311-4. [DOI: 10.3109/14767050903121456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mei Q, Xu JM, Cao HL, Bao DM, Hu NZ, Zhang L, Hu YM. Associations of the IL-1 and TNF gene polymorphisms in the susceptibility to duodenal ulcer disease in Chinese Han population. Int J Immunogenet 2010; 37:9-12. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2009.00882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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El-Masry S, El-Shahat M, Badra G, Aboel-Nour MF, Lotfy M. Helicobacter pylori and Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in Egyptian Patients. J Glob Infect Dis 2010; 2:4-9. [PMID: 20300411 PMCID: PMC2840963 DOI: 10.4103/0974-777x.59244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of end-stage liver disease worldwide. It has been shown that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays an important role in chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric malignancies, and its eradication has been advocated. The association between H. pylori infection and liver cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C virus has been documented in different parts of the world; nevertheless, no conclusive data is available in Egypt. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, the status of H. pylori infection was sought in 90 patients with chronic HCV infection and in 66 HCV-free healthy controls. RESULTS The study showed that the H. pylori positivity was increased significantly (P = 0.03) in the HCV-infected patients when compared to that in healthy controls, where H. pylori infection was found in 50 (55.6%) out of 90 of the HCV-infected patients versus 26 (39.4%) out of 66 of the healthy controls. In HCV-infected patients, the prevalence of H. pylori infection was increased significantly (P = 0.04) from chronic active hepatitis to cirrhosis. H. pylori infection was present in 6/18 (33.3%), 10/21 (47.6%), 16/27 (59.3%), 18/24 (75.0%) patients with chronic active hepatitis, Child-Pugh score A, Child-Pugh score B and Child-Pugh score C, respectively. More importantly, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in HCV-infected patients was increased very significantly (P = 0.003) with increasing Meld (model for end-stage liver disease) score. The prevalence of H. pylori was documented in 9/28 (32.1%) patients with Meld score >10 and in 41/62 (66.1%) patients with Meld score >10. CONCLUSION It may be stated that our results collectively reflect a remarkable increase in H. pylori prevalence with advancing hepatic lesions, and the eradication treatment may prove beneficial in those patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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- Samir El-Masry
- Department of Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, Minufiya University, Sadat City, Minufiya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, Minufiya University, Sadat City, Minufiya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Hepatology, National Liver Institute, Minufiya University, Minufiya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayat, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, Minufiya University, Sadat City, Minufiya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayat, Saudi Arabia
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Kim N, Cho SI, Lee HS, Park JH, Kim JH, Kim JS, Jung HC, Song IS. The discrepancy between genetic polymorphism of p53 codon 72 and the expression of p53 protein in Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric cancer in Korea. Dig Dis Sci 2010; 55:101-10. [PMID: 19184427 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0688-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The p53 gene has been referred to as 'the guardian of the genome' because it controls apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of p53 codon 72 genetic polymorphism and the p53 immunohistochemistry with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases, including gastric cancer. This study included 1,852 subjects: controls and patients with gastric cancer, dysplasia, benign gastric ulcers, and duodenal ulcers (DU). Biallelic polymorphism was genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism. Immunohistochemical analysis for the detection of mutant type p53 expression was performed. The frequency of the Pro/Pro allele of the p53 codon 72 was higher in the patients with H. pylori-positive dysplasia than in controls (OR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.3-4.3), but it was less frequent among patients with a H. pylori-positive DU (OR: 0.5, 95% CI: 0.3-0.8). However, there was no significant association with gastric cancer, including the location, stage, or histological type of gastric cancer. Expression of a mutant type of p53 protein was detected in 6.3% of dysplastic tissues and 26.5% of cancerous tissues compared 0% in the controls. Positive expression was higher in the intestinal type of cancer (34.9%) than in the diffuse type (15.0%; P = 0.001). These results suggest that genetic polymorphism of p53 codon 72 played a role in the determination of H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases, but p53 immunostaining did not correlate with those of the p53 genetic polymorphism analysis.
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- Nayoung Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea.
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Petersson F, Franzén LE, Borch K. Characterization of the gastric cardia in volunteers from the general population. Type of mucosa, Helicobacter pylori infection, inflammation, mucosal proliferative activity, p53 and p21 expression, and relations to gastritis. Dig Dis Sci 2010; 55:46-53. [PMID: 19165597 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0705-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The aim of this research was to characterize the mucosa of the gastric cardia in relation to infection with Helicobacter pylori and the occurrence of chronic gastritis in other parts of the stomach in a sample of the general population. In this study, 80 adult volunteers underwent esophagogastroscopy with biopsies from the gastric cardia, corpus, and antrum. Gastritis was classified according to the Sydney system. Chronic gastritis (cardia excepted) was diagnosed in 35 subjects, 30 with H. pylori infection. Epithelial proliferative activity (Ki-67), p53- and p21 expression were examined quantitatively with cell counting after immunohistochemical stainings. Esophagitis was diagnosed macroscopically. Fourty eight subjects had cardia-type and 32 corpus-type mucosa in the anatomical cardia. The prevalence of esophagitis (nine cases) did not differ between these groups. Carditis was more prevalent among subjects with cardia-type mucosa (73 vs. 28%, P < 0.0001). H. pylori was present in 48% of those with cardia-type and 25% of those with corpus-type mucosa (P = 0.06). Of the 44 subjects with carditis, 31 had H. pylori in this location. The group with H. pylori infection had significantly higher mucosal proliferative activity when compared to uninfected subjects. Among the subjects with H. pylori-associated carditis, more p53-positive epithelial cells were detected compared to both the non-infected group (P = 0.0004) and to subjects with non-H. pylori-associated carditis (P = 0.03). In subjects with cardia-type mucosa, and both carditis and gastritis, the degree of chronic inflammation was higher in the cardia compared to the corpus and antrum and the p53 expression was significantly higher in the cardia compared to the corpus, but similar to that in the antrum. The proliferative activity was significantly higher in the antrum compared to the cardia and corpus, respectively. In conclusion, H. pylori infection, carditis, and increased p53 expression are more common in subjects with cardia- than corpus-type mucosa in the gastric cardia. Carditis is mainly related to H. pylori infection. There are some differences regarding inflammation, proliferative activity, and p53 expression between the cardia and other regions of the stomach, yet the significance of these differences remains to be clarified.
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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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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infection rates in duodenal ulcer (DU) patients may be lower than previously estimated. AIM To review the real prevalence of H. pylori-negative DUs and its possible causes. METHODS Bibliographical searches in MEDLINE looking for the terms 'H. pylori' and 'duodenal ulcer'. RESULTS Mean prevalence of H. pylori infection in DU disease, calculated from studies published during the last 10 years including a total of 16 080 patients, was 81%, and this figure was lower (77%) when only the last 5 years were considered. Associations with H. pylori-negative DU were: (1) False negative results of diagnostic methods, (2) NSAID use (21% in studies with <90% infection rate), (3) Complicated DU (bleeding, obstruction, perforation), (4) Smoking, (5) Isolated H. pylori duodenal colonization, (6) Older age, (7) Gastric hypersecretion, (8) Diseases of the duodenal mucosa, (9) Helicobacter'heilmanii' infection and (10) Concomitant diseases. CONCLUSION In patients with H. pylori-negative DU disease, one should carefully confirm that the assessment of H. pylori status is reliable. In truly H. pylori-negative patients, the most common single cause of DU is, by far, the use of NSAIDs. Ulcers not associated with H. pylori, NSAIDs or other obvious causes should, for the present, be viewed as 'idiopathic'. True idiopathic DU disease only exceptionally exists.
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- J P Gisbert
- Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD)m, Madrid, Spain.
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Yonezawa H, Osaki T, Kurata S, Fukuda M, Kawakami H, Ochiai K, Hanawa T, Kamiya S. Outer membrane vesicles of Helicobacter pylori TK1402 are involved in biofilm formation. BMC Microbiol 2009; 9:197. [PMID: 19751530 PMCID: PMC2749055 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Helicobacter pylori forms biofilms on glass surfaces at the air-liquid interface in in vitro batch cultures; however, biofilms of H. pylori have not been well characterized. In the present study, we analyzed the ability of H. pylori strains to form biofilms and characterized the underlying mechanisms of H. pylori biofilm formation. Results Strain TK1402 showed strong biofilm forming ability relative to the other strains in Brucella broth supplemented with 7% FCS. The strong biofilm forming ability of TK1402 is reflected the relative thickness of the biofilms. In addition, outer membrane vesicles (OMV) were detected within the matrix of only the TK1402 biofilms. Biofilm formation was strongly correlated with the production of OMV in this strain. We further observed that strain TK1402 did not form thick biofilms in Brucella broth supplemented with 0.2% β-cyclodextrin. However, the addition of the OMV-fraction collected from TK1402 could enhance biofilm formation. Conclusion The results suggested that OMV produced from TK1402 play an important role in biofilm formation in strain TK1402.
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- Hideo Yonezawa
- Department of Infectious Disease, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan.
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Kamiya S, Takahashi M, Manzoku T, Oka K, Osaki T, Hanawa T, Kurata S, Taguchi H. Probiotics and Helicobacter pylori infection. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/08910600601073280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Shigeru Kamiya
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka
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- Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co., Kami-nakasato, Tokyo, Japan
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- Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co., Kami-nakasato, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka
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Minami M, Ando T, Okamoto A, Sasaki N, Ohkura T, Torii K, Hasegawa T, Ohta M, Goto H. Seroprevalence of Fusobacterium varium in ulcerative colitis patients in Japan. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 56:67-72. [PMID: 19484811 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2009.00550.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The etiology of ulcerative colitis (UC) is unknown, while an exacerbating factor of this disease is associated with infectious agents. Recently, Fusobacterium varium has been found in the mucosa of a significant number of patients with UC. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of F. varium infection based on serology, evaluate the relationship between F. varium seropositivity and UC, and determine the clinical characteristics of infected UC individuals. Seropositive patients were determined by immunoblotting with F. varium ATCC 8501 antigen. We also identified cross-reactive protein spots by peptide mass mapping analysis. These protein spots showed putative caseinolytic protease protein, putative translation elongation factor G, and putative enolase. Immunoblotting with F. varium antigen revealed signals with sera from 45 (40.2%) of the 112 UC patients and 20 (15.6%) of the 128 healthy controls, respectively (P<0.01). In terms of disease activity, seropositive UC patients were more likely to have clinically severe disease than seronegative UC patients. Disease location in seropositive patients was more extensive than the seronegative patients. In conclusion, F. varium is a predominant infection in the UC population and is a potential pathogen of UC.
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- Masaaki Minami
- Department of Infection and Prevention Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Aichi, Japan.
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Schönlein-Henoch purpura (SHP) is a systemic vasculitis, primarily involving the skin, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, joints, and kidneys. A wide variety of different conditions may be implicated in the pathogenesis of SHP. We report a 33-year-old man who presented with SHP accompanied by gastric Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection. The GI manifestations and purpuric rashes were dramatically resolved after Hp eradication therapy. To date, very few publications have focused on the possible pathogenetic relationship between Hp infection and SHP.
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- Chisho Hoshino
- Ohta-Nishinouchi Hospital, General Internal Medicine, Koriyama.
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