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Syam AF, Miftahussurur M, Makmun D, Abdullah M, Rani AA, Siregar GA, Simadibrata M, Zubir N, Dewa Nyoman Wibawa I, Purnomo HD, Manan C, Djojoningrat D, Fauzi A, Renaldi K, Maulahela H, Utari AP, Pribadi RR, Muzellina VN, Nursyirwan SA, Idrus MF, Ruswhandi R, Sugihartono T, Bestari MB, Bayupurnama P, Pramana TY, Wibowo BP, Bakry AF, Akil F, Parewangi AML, Widita H, Mariadi IK, Murti IS, Yusuf AI, Arles A, Yusuf F, Waleleng BJ, Abimanyu A, Mulyadi Y, Lucida MI, Rezkhita YAA, Alfaray RI, Yamaoka Y. Management of dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infection: the 2022 Indonesian Consensus Report. Gut Pathog 2023; 15:25. [PMID: 37217981 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-023-00551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Dyspepsia still becomes a major challenge in upper gastrointestinal disease in Indonesia. This disease often correlated with Helicobacter pylori infection. However, the prevalence of this bacterium is generally low in Indonesia. Therefore, several considerations should be taken into consideration during the management of dyspepsia and H. pylori infection. "Management of dyspepsia and H. pylori infection in Indonesia: The Indonesian consensus report" comprises information gathered from 22 gastroenterology centers across Indonesia. The experts gathered to evolve a consensus, that consists of the statements, grades of recommendations, evidence levels, and rationales for the dyspepsia and H. pylori infection management for daily clinical practice. The report explains several aspects from the updated epidemiology information to comprehensive management therapy. After the experts worked together on all statements in the recommendations, the results are presented with the final agreement as a consensus to help clinicians in understanding, diagnosing, and treating dyspepsia and H. pylori infection patients in daily clinical practice in Indonesia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ari Fahrial Syam
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Helicobacter Pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Adam Malik General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Sumatra Utara University, Medan, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, M. Djamil General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Udayana University/Sanglah General Hospital, Bali, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kariadi General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Cipto Mangunkusumo Teaching Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gatot Subroto Army Central Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sardjito General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Moewardi General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saiful Anwar General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Moch. Hoesin General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, West Nusa Tenggara General Hospital, Mataram, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Udayana University/Sanglah General Hospital, Bali, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Abdul Wahab Sjahranie General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Abdoel Moeloek General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Lampung University, Lampung, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Awal Bros Pekanbaru Hospital, Pekanbaru, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Zainoel Abidin General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Prof. R. D. Kandou General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ulin Banjarmasin General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soedarso General Hospital, Pontianak, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter Pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter Pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
- The Research Center for GLOBAL and LOCAL Infectious Diseases (RCGLID), Oita University, Oita, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, Syam AF, Nusi IA, Wibawa IDN, Rezkitha YAA, Fauzia KA, Siregar GA, Akil F, Waleleng BJ, Saudale AMJ, Abubakar A, Maulahela H, Richardo M, Rahman A, Namara YS, Sudarmo E, Adi P, Maimunah U, Setiawan PB, Doohan D, Uchida T, Dewayani A, Rejeki PS, Sugihartono T, Yamaoka Y. Serum pepsinogen level as a biomarker for atrophy, reflux esophagitis, and gastric cancer screening in Indonesia. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2022; 27:90. [PMID: 36685023 PMCID: PMC9854938 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_983_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background Chronic dyspepsia's symptoms are frequently seen in primary to tertiary healthcare in Indonesia. This study aimed to describe the potential usability of pepsinogen (PG) values in determining gastric mucosal conditions, including superficial gastritis and atrophic gastritis. Materials and Methods We recruited 646 adult dyspeptic patients and then analyzed PG values (including PGI, PGII, and PGI/II ratio) with endoscopic findings, gastric mucosal damages, and Helicobacter pylori infection. The gastric mucosal damage and H. pylori infection were evaluated using histological examination based on the updated Sydney system. Results Among 646 enrolled patients, 308 (47.2%), 212 (32.8%), 91 (14.1%), 34 (5.2%), and 1 (0.2%) patient were diagnosed with normal mucosa, gastritis, reflux esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, respectively. Significant differences in PGI, PGII, and PGI/II ratio values were observed among ethnic groups (all P < 0.01). The PGI and PGII levels were significantly higher and PGI/II was significantly lower in H. pylori-infected patients than in uninfected ones (all P < 0.001). The optimal cutoff value for PGII and PGI/II was 12.45 ng/mL with an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.755 (0.702-0.811), sensitivity 59.3%, and specificity 77.1%; and 4.75 with AUC value of 0.821 (0.763-0.855), sensitivity 81.5%, and specificity 78.7%, respectively, to determine moderate-severe atrophy. Conclusion Serum PG levels, a useful biomarker, represent the endoscopic findings, especially for reflux esophagitis. In addition, the benefits of PG values detecting atrophic gastritis were limited to moderate-severe atrophic gastritis. This usefulness requires careful attention for several ethnic groups in Indonesia.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Udayana, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Center of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sam Ratulangi, Prof. Dr. RD Kandou Hospital, Manado, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zainoel Abidin General Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Merauke City General Hospital, Merauke, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kolaka General Hospital, Kolaka, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Anutapura General Hospital, Palu, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Hasan Busori General Hospital, Ternate, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota Study Group, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
- Global Oita Medical Advanced Research Center for Health, Yufu, Japan
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Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, Fauzia KA, Mahmudah I, Doohan D, Adnyana IK, Khomsan A, Ratnasari N, Rezkitha YAA. Overview of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Indonesia: What Distinguishes It from Countries with High Gastric Cancer Incidence? Gut Liver 2021; 15:653-665. [PMID: 32616679 PMCID: PMC8444112 DOI: 10.5009/gnl20019] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Helicobacterpylori infects more than half the human population. However, the prevalence in Indonesia is low, as is the prevalence of gastric cancer. Hence, it could be instructive to compare these prevalence rates and their determining factors with those of countries that have high gastric cancer incidence. Ethnicity and genetic characteristics of H. pylori are important determinants of the H. pylori infection rate in Indonesia. The infection rate is higher in Bataknese, Papuans and Buginese than in Javanese, the predominant ethnic group. Ethnicity is also an important determinant of the genetic characteristics of H. pylori. Analysis of CagA in the EPIYA segment showed that the predominant genotypes in Papuans, Bataknese and Buginese are ABB-, ABD- and ABC-type CagA, respectively. Meanwhile, in the countries with high gastric cancer incidence, almost all strains had East Asian type CagA. An antibiotic susceptibility evaluation showed that the standard triple therapy can still be used with caution in several cities. There is a very high rate of resistance to second-line regimens such as levofloxacin and metronidazole. Recent studies have shown that furazolidone, rifabutin and sitafloxacin are potential alternative treatments for antibiotic-resistant H. pylori infection in Indonesia. Rather than focusing on early detection and eradication as in countries with high gastric cancer prevalence, countries with low gastric cancer prevalence should focus on screening the several groups that have a high risk of gastric cancer. (Gut Liver 2021;15:-665)
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada-Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Faculty of Medicine, Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Alkhamiss AS. Evaluation of Better Staining Method among Hematoxylin and Eosin, Giemsa and Periodic Acid Schiff-Alcian Blue for the Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Biopsies. Malays J Med Sci 2020; 27:53-61. [PMID: 33154702 PMCID: PMC7605829 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2020.27.5.6] [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: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background This study was undertaken to evaluate the preferred method (Giemsa or periodic acid Schiff-Alcian blue [PAS-AB] stains) of detecting Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in gastric mucosal biopsies in terms of sensitivity, specificity and applicability. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first report comparing Giemsa and PAS-AB staining for the detection of H. pylori in such biopsies. Methods The formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks of 49 gastric biopsies from different patients were collected from the archive of anatomical pathology at King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. From each block, three slides were prepared and analysed using the hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Giemsa and PAS-AB stains to detect the presence/absence of H. pylori, and the results were compared in terms of sensitivity, specificity and applicability. Results The majority of the biopsies in this study showed antrum-type gastric mucosa. Only 15 biopsies showed active gastritis, whereas the rest showed chronic gastritis. Three biopsies showed intestinal metaplasia. All were detected by PAS-AB stain, but only two-thirds were detected by H&E stain. Fifteen gastric biopsies showed H. pylori infection in general and in 13 of them, active gastritis cases were discovered. Fourteen out of these 15 H. pylori infection cases were detected by Giemsa stain, whereas only 13 cases were detected by H&E stain. PAS-AB stain showed the worst results since it demonstrated only 40% sensitivity and 67.65% specificity in H. pylori detection. Conclusion Giemsa stain has better sensitivity and specificity in gastric H. pylori infection detection than PAS-AB. Therefore, using PAS-AB stain to detect H. pylori infection is not recommended.
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- Abdullah Saleh Alkhamiss
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Collage of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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Miftahussurur M. Noninvasive Helicobacter pylori Diagnostic Methods in Indonesia. Gut Liver 2020; 14:553-559. [PMID: 31693853 PMCID: PMC7492493 DOI: 10.5009/gnl19264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Although the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Indonesia is lower than that in other countries, H. pylori is still an essential pathogen associated with severe gastric mucosal damage and dyspeptic symptoms. Invasive diagnostic methods are not ideal due to the lack of endoscopic centers and high costs without full coverage by social insurance. Among the noninvasive methods, the urea breath test is widely available in Indonesia and has been suggested as the primary option to ensure the successful eradication of H. pylori. There has been no local validation for the urea breath test utilizing 13C or 14C. The stool antigen test is inexpensive and suitable for use in active infections before and after eradication; however, customs and habits are obstacles to delivering fresh stool on time. Only polyclonal antibodies and qualitative stool antigen test kits with low sensitivity are available. Serology is a widely validated method and has good accuracy, but it cannot distinguish between active and inactive infections. According to our observations, serology is the main choice of experts and patients, as it is simple, inexpensive and widely known. The urine test is an alternative for reducing costs and endoscopic workload, with high accuracy but low sensitivity. Further studies are necessary to prove the validity of the urine test to be used throughout Indonesia, especially in areas with a low prevalence of H. pylori infection. In conclusion, the validated urea breath test and the stool antigen test are considered noninvasive practical approaches for the detection of H. pylori infection in Indonesia, with serological and urine tests as alternatives.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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The validation of the Helicobacter pylori CagA typing by immunohistochemistry: nationwide application in Indonesia. Acta Histochem 2020; 122:151594. [PMID: 32778248 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2020.151594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We aimed to validate 2 types of antibodies, anti-CagA antibody and anti-East Asian CagA specific antibody (α-EAS antibody) for the determination of CagA status in Indonesia. We also confirmed the performance of α-EAS antibody for the detection of East Asian-type CagA H. pylori. Immunohistochemistry was performed using anti-CagA antibody and α-EAS antibody on gastric biopsy specimens from a total of 967 Indonesian patients. Diagnostic values of immunohistochemistry were evaluated with PCR-based sequencing as gold standard. Anti-CagA antibody had high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy (87.0 %, 100 %, and 98.8 %, respectively) for determining CagA status. The α-EAS antibody was not suitable for the purpose of CagA status determination, as it had a low sensitivity (23.9 %). High specificity (97.6 %) but low sensitivity (41.2 %) and accuracy (66.3 %) was observed in α-EAS antibody to detect East Asian-type CagA. Patients with positive result of immunohistochemistry using anti-CagA antibody had significantly higher monocyte infiltration score in antrum (P < 0.001) and corpus (P = 0.009). In conclusion, the anti-CagA antibody is still suitable to be used in Indonesia for determining the CagA status, whilst the α-EAS antibody was not appropriate to discriminate between East Asian-type and non-East Asian-type CagA in Indonesia.
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Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, El-Serag HB, Ajami NJ, Nusi IA, Syam AF, Matsumoto T, Rezkitha YAA, Doohan D, Fauzia KA, Maimunah U, Sugihartono T, Uchida T, Yamaoka Y. Gastric microbiota and Helicobacter pylori in Indonesian population. Helicobacter 2020; 25:e12695. [PMID: 32395907 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The profile of gastric mucosal microbiota has not yet been described in the Indonesian population where the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori is low. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study analyzing 16S rRNA of 137 gastric biopsy specimens. We analyzed the association between gastric microbiota, H. pylori infection, and gastric mucosal damage. RESULT Among 137 analyzed samples, 27 were H. pylori-positive and 110 were H. pylori -negative based on culture, histology, and 16S rRNA gene analysis. Significantly lower α-diversity parameters, including Pielou's index, was observed in H. pylori-infected individuals compared with noninfected individuals (all P < .001). Among H. pylori-negative individuals, the permutational analysis of variance of Bray-Curtis dissimilarity distances showed a significant association with different ethnicities, suggesting some ethnic groups had specific microbiota profiles based on the presence of different operational taxonomic units. The linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe) of the H. pylori-negative group showed significant associations between the presence of Micrococcus luteus and Sphingomonas yabuuchiae with Timor and Papuan ethnicities, respectively. The presence of Bulledia sp and Atopobium sp was associated with the Javanese ethnicity. We observed lower α-diversity scores in individuals with gastric mucosal damage and profiles with high abundances of Paludibacter sp and Dialister sp based on LEfSe analysis. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest the presence of H. pylori is more correlated with a distinct microbiome profile than ethnic precedence.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.,Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Global Oita Medical Advanced Research Center for Health, Yufu, Japan
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Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, Aftab H, Vilaichone RK, Subsomwong P, Nusi IA, Syam AF, Ratanachu-ek T, Doohan D, Siregar G, Rezkitha YAA, Fauzia KA, Mahachai V, Yamaoka Y. Serum pepsinogens as a gastric cancer and gastritis biomarker in South and Southeast Asian populations. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0230064. [PMID: 32271765 PMCID: PMC7145115 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Serum pepsinogens have been widely acknowledged as gastric mucosal biomarkers; however, a multicountry report on the benefits of pepsinogens as biomarkers has not yet been published. We analyzed 1,206 sera and gastric mucosal samples collected from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand then assessed the association between gastric mucosal changes and Helicobacter pylori infection. The new cutoff values for serum pepsinogen values were evaluated using a receiver operating characteristic analysis. The participants with H. pylori infection had significantly lower pepsinogen I and higher pepsinogen II values, but a lower pepsinogen I/II ratio than participants without the infection (all P < .001). The pepsinogen I and pepsinogen I/II values were significantly higher and lower, respectively, in individuals with atrophic gastritis than in those without (both P < .001). Among uninfected individuals, only the pepsinogen I/II ratio was significantly lower in atrophic individuals. Pepsinogen I/II ratio also were significantly different between disease among H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative individuals, suggesting the pepsinogen I/II ratio is a robust biomarker for determining both chronic and atrophic gastritis. The cutoffs for detecting chronic and atrophic gastritis for the pepsinogen I/II ratio were 4.65 and 4.95, respectively. In conclusion, pepsinogen levels are useful biomarker for both chronic gastritis and atrophic gastritis, but they should be used with caution. Population-based validation is necessary to determine the best cutoff values. Among all pepsinogen values, the pepsinogen I/II ratio was the most reliable gastric mucosal-change biomarker.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Digestive Diseases Research Center (DRC), Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand
- Department of Medicine, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine (CICM), Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Global Oita Medical Advanced Research Center for Health, Yufu, Japan
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Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, Syam AF, Nusi IA, Wibawa IDN, Rezkitha YAA, Siregar G, Yulizal OK, Akil F, Uwan WB, Simanjuntak D, Waleleng JB, Saudale AMJ, Yusuf F, Maulahela H, Richardo M, Rahman A, Namara YS, Sudarmo E, Adi P, Maimunah U, Setiawan PB, Fauzia KA, Doohan D, Uchida T, Lusida MI, Yamaoka Y. Analysis of risks of gastric cancer by gastric mucosa among Indonesian ethnic groups. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216670. [PMID: 31071187 PMCID: PMC6508733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Indonesia is a big country with multiethnic populations whose gastric cancer risks have not been elucidated. We performed a nationwide survey and obtained histological specimens from 1053 individuals in 19 cities across the country. We examined the gastric mucosa, the topography, the atrophic gastritis risk factors, and the gastric cancer risk scores. Almost half (46.1%) of the patients with dyspeptic symptoms had histological abnormalities; chronic (36.3%) and atrophic gastritis (28.9%) being the most frequent. Individuals of the Timor ethnicity had the highest prevalence of acute (52.6%) and chronic gastritis (68.4%), even those negative for H. pylori. Our topographic analysis showed the majority of patients had predominantly antral acute and chronic gastritis. A multivariate logistic regression model showed age (Odds ratio [OR], 1.107), Timor ethnicity (OR, 8.531), and H. pylori infection (OR, 22.643) as independent risk factors for presence of atrophic gastritis. In addition, the gastric cancer risk score was highest in those from Timor, Papuan, and Bugis ethnic populations. Overall, Indonesia is a low-risk gastric cancer country. However, several ethnic groups displayed severe gastric mucosa symptoms suggesting policy makers should focus on those ethnic groups to perform gastric cancer screenings and to eradicate H. pylori.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- * E-mail: (YY); (MM)
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Udayana, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Center of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Santo Antonius Hospital, Pontianak, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yowari Hospital, Jayapura, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sam Ratulangi, Prof. Dr. RD Kandou Hospital, Manado, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zainoel Abidin General Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Merauke City General Hospital, Merauke, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kolaka General Hospital, Kolaka, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Anutapura General Hospital, Palu, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Hasan Busori General hospital, Ternate, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Diseases, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Global Oita Medical Advanced Research Center for Health, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- * E-mail: (YY); (MM)
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The Story of Helicobacter pylori: Depicting Human Migrations from the Phylogeography. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1149:1-16. [PMID: 31016625 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2019_356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacterium, which has infected more than half of the human population. Besides its colonisation capability, the genetic diversity of H. pylori is exceptionally well structured and belongs to several distinct genetic populations, depicting various prehistorical human migration events. The evolutionary relationship of H. pylori with its host had been started at least ~100,000 years ago. In addition, the discovery of the ancient H. pylori genome from a European Copper Age glacier mummy, "The Iceman", gave the idea that the second out of Africa migration resulted in the recombinant population of hpEurope at least about 5300 years ago. The advancement of next-generation genome sequencing discovered the prophage of H. pylori and could discriminate the big population of hpEurope into two different subpopulations. In addition, the implementation of the chromopainter/fineSTRUCTURE algorithm to the whole genome analysis of H. pylori provides a finer resolution population genetics of H. pylori; therefore it could also depict the recent migrations within the past 500 years after colonial expansion. This discovery shows that the genetic recombination of H. pylori strains is far more dynamic compared to its human host, but still maintains the similarity to its host, suggesting that H. pylori is a handy tool to reconstruct the human migration both in the past and the recent.
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Miftahussurur M, Doohan D, Nusi IA, Adi P, Rezkitha YAA, Waskito LA, Fauzia KA, Bramantoro T, Maimunah U, Thamrin H, Masithah SI, Sukadiono S, Uchida T, Lusida MI, Yamaoka Y. Gastroesophageal reflux disease in an area with low Helicobacter pylori infection prevalence. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205644. [PMID: 30427843 PMCID: PMC6241118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The association between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prevalence and its risk factors in an area with low Helicobacter pylori prevalence is important to clarify. We analyzed the prevalence of GERD and risk factors in an area of Indonesia with low prevalence of H. pylori infection. We recruited 104 dyspeptic patients who underwent endoscopy in Surabaya. Patients were diagnosed with GERD based on the Los Angeles classification. We evaluated gastric biopsy specimens and measured serum pepsinogen levels. Interleukin polymorphisms were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Of 104 patients, 56 (53.8%) were endoscopically found to have GERD, with most categorized as grade A; 48 (46.2%) were classified as non-GERD. Higher economic status, smoking, and a history of proton-pump inhibitor use significantly increased the risk of GERD. GERD Questionnaire scores showed a positive correlation with GERD (P < 0.001). An association was found between antral atrophic gastritis and GERD (P = 0.030), and patients with GERD more frequently had severe antral atrophy than nonerosive reflux disease (P = 0.018). We found an association between pepsinogen I/II levels and GERD (P = 0.047), but with low accuracy. IL-1β -511 TT and CT were predominant among the IL-1β -511 genotypes, and IL-8-251 AT and TT were predominant among the IL-8-251 genotypes. In conclusion, we found a high prevalence of GERD in an area with low prevalence of H. pylori infection, which could be associated with acid reflux. Smoking, history of proton-pump inhibitor use, and higher economic group significantly increased the risk of GERD.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Waskito LA, Miftahussurur M, Lusida MI, Syam AF, Suzuki R, Subsomwong P, Uchida T, Hamdan M, Nasronudin, Yamaoka Y. Distribution and clinical associations of integrating conjugative elements and cag pathogenicity islands of Helicobacter pylori in Indonesia. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6073. [PMID: 29666390 PMCID: PMC5904169 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24406-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The clinical associations and correlations with other virulence factors such as cag pathogenicity island (PAI) of the Integrating Conjugative Elements Helicobacter pylori TFSS (ICEHptfs), a new type IV secretion system (TFSS) in H. pylori has not been described. Among 103 studied strains from Indonesia, almost all strains (99.0%) contained cag PAI with more than half (55.8%) were intact cag PAI. Patients infected with intact cag PAI strains showed significantly higher antral activity, inflammation and atrophy as well as corporal inflammation than those with non-intact cag PAI strains, confirming the virulence of cag PAI. Over half of strains (53.8%) contained ICEHptfs, predominantly consisted of ICEHptfs3-tfs4a (42.8%) and ICEHptfs3 (16.3%). Although patients infected with ICEHptfs-positive strains had lower H. pylori density, those with the complete ICEHptfs4b strains tended to have higher antral activity than the negative one. In combination, patients infected with combination of intact cag PAI-ICEHptfs-positive strains had more severe inflammation than those with non-intact cag PAI-ICEHptfs-negative, suggesting a possibility of a mutual correlation between these TFSS(s).
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- Langgeng Agung Waskito
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.,Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.,Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan. .,Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Subsomwong P, Miftahussurur M, Uchida T, Vilaichone RK, Ratanachu-Ek T, Mahachai V, Yamaoka Y. Prevalence, risk factors, and virulence genes of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in two different gastric cancer risk regions of Thailand. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187113. [PMID: 29084246 PMCID: PMC5662176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Gastric cancer risk is varied among different regions of Thailand. We examined the characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection in two regions of Thailand. The H. pylori status of 273 dyspeptic patients (136 from the South and 137 from the North; a low and high incidence of gastric cancer region, respectively) was evaluated, and virulence genotypes (cagA, vacA, hrgA and jhp0562-positive/β-(1,3)galT) were determined. The overall H. pylori infection rate was 34.1% (93/273). The prevalence was higher in the North than in the South (50.4% vs. 17.6%, P <0.001) and was significantly higher among individuals with the following characteristics: low income, birthplace in the Northeast or North regions, agricultural employment, or consumption of alcohol or unboiling water. Among these socio-demographic determinants, region was an independent risk factor for H. pylori infection (odds ratio = 6.37). Patients including both H. pylori infected and uninfected cases who lived in the North had significantly more severe histological scores than those in the South. In contrast, among H. pylori-positive cases, patients in the South had significantly more severe histological scores than those in the North. Of the 74 strains cultured, 56.8% carried Western-type cagA, with a higher proportion in the South than in the North (76.2% vs. 49.1%, P = 0.05). In disagreement with the current consensus, patients infected with the Western-type cagA strains had more severe inflammation scores in the antrum than those infected with the East Asian-type cagA strains (P = 0.027). Moreover, Western-type cagA strains induced more severe histological scores in patients from the South than those of either genotype from the North. Other virulence genes had no influence on histological scores. The incidence of gastric cancer in Thailand was different among regions and corresponded to differences in the prevalence of H. pylori infection. More careful follow-up for patients in the South will be required, even if they are infected with H. pylori carrying Western-type cagA.
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- Phawinee Subsomwong
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.,Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital-Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Miftahussurur M, Nusi IA, Akil F, Syam AF, Wibawa IDN, Rezkitha YAA, Maimunah U, Subsomwong P, Parewangi ML, Mariadi IK, Adi P, Uchida T, Purbayu H, Sugihartono T, Waskito LA, Hidayati HB, Lusida MI, Yamaoka Y. Gastric mucosal status in populations with a low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Indonesia. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176203. [PMID: 28463979 PMCID: PMC5413002 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In Indonesia, endoscopy services are limited and studies about gastric mucosal status by using pepsinogens (PGs) are rare. We measured PG levels, and calculated the best cutoff and predictive values for discriminating gastric mucosal status among ethnic groups in Indonesia. We collected gastric biopsy specimens and sera from 233 patients with dyspepsia living in three Indonesian islands. When ≥5.5 U/mL was used as the best cutoff value of Helicobacter pylori antibody titer, 8.6% (20 of 233) were positive for H. pylori infection. PG I and II levels were higher among smokers, and PG I was higher in alcohol drinkers than in their counterparts. PG II level was significantly higher, whereas PG I/II ratios were lower in H. pylori-positive than in H. pylori-negative patients. PG I/II ratios showed a significant inverse correlation with the inflammation and atrophy scores of the antrum. The best cutoff values of PG I/II were 4.05 and 3.55 for discriminating chronic and atrophic gastritis, respectively. PG I, PG II, and PG I/II ratios were significantly lower in subjects from Bangli than in those from Makassar and Surabaya, and concordant with the ABC group distribution; however, group D (H. pylori negative/PG positive) was the lowest in subjects from Bangli. In conclusion, validation of indirect methods is necessary before their application. We confirmed that serum PG level is a useful biomarker determining chronic gastritis, but a modest sensitivity for atrophic gastritis in Indonesia. The ABC method should be used with caution in areas with a low prevalence of H. pylori.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Center of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Udayana, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Udayana, Denpasar, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Syam AF. Current situation of <em>Helicobacter pylori</em> infection in Indonesia. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDONESIA 2017. [DOI: 10.13181/mji.v25i4.1408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Data epidemiologi infeksi Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) terus berubah dalam beberapa dekade terakhir. Indonesia dilaporkan memiliki prevalensi infeksi H. pylori yang rendah dibandingkan dengan negara lain di Asia. Beberapa penelitian di Indonesia melaporkan bahwa sanitasi yang buruk, usia, agama, etnis merupakan faktor risiko untuk infeksi H. pylori. Dibandingkan dengan tes diagnostik lainnya, tes urine merupakan tes yang dapat diandalkan untuk mendeteksi H. pylori di Indonesia karena tes tersebut bersifat non-invasif dengan harga yang cukup terjangkau dan memiliki akurasi yang tinggi. Meskipun banyak penelitian telah dilakukan mengenai prevalensi infeksi H. pylori pada beberapa etnis di Indonesia, peneliti masih memiliki beberapa pertanyaan yang belum terjawab mengenai infeksi H. pylori di Indonesia. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan untuk membangun pusat penelitian H. pylori yang menyediakan fasilitas untuk kultur, evaluasi resistensi antibiotik, dan memperoleh informasi genotipe yang dapat menjelaskan perbedaan dalam infeksi H. pylori di antara berbagai etnis di Indonesia
The epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been changing over the past decades. Indonesia was reported have a low prevalence of H. pylori infection compared to other countries in Asia. Some studies in Indonesia have evaluated that poor sanitation, age, religion, ethnicity are the risk factors for H. pylori infection. Compared to other diagnostic tests, the urine test will be reliable for the detection of H. pylori in Indonesia because it is non-invasive and low cost with high accuracy. Although we have already performed studies on the prevalence of H. pylori infection in several ethnics, we still have some questions that remain unclear regarding H. pylori infection in Indonesia. Therefore, we have a need to build a H. pylori center that provide facilities for culturing, evaluating antibiotic resistance, and obtaining the genotype information that may explain the differences in H. pylori infection among ethnic groups in Indonesia.
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Surveillance of Helicobacter pylori Antibiotic Susceptibility in Indonesia: Different Resistance Types among Regions and with Novel Genetic Mutations. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166199. [PMID: 27906990 PMCID: PMC5131997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Information regarding Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance in Indonesia was previously inadequate. We assessed antibiotic susceptibility for H. pylori in Indonesia, and determined the association between virulence genes or genetic mutations and antibiotic resistance. We recruited 849 dyspeptic patients who underwent endoscopy in 11 cities in Indonesia. E-test was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of five antibiotics. PCR-based sequencing assessed mutations in 23S rRNA, rdxA, gyrA, gyrB, and virulence genes. Next generation sequencing was used to obtain full-length sequences of 23S rRNA, infB, and rpl22. We cultured 77 strains and identified 9.1% with clarithromycin resistance. Low prevalence was also found for amoxicillin and tetracycline resistance (5.2% and 2.6%, respectively). In contrast, high resistance rates to metronidazole (46.7%) and levofloxacin (31.2%) were demonstrated. Strains isolated from Sumatera Island had significantly higher metronidazole resistance than those from other locations. Metronidazole resistant strains had highly distributed rdxA amino acid substitutions and the 23S rRNA A2143G mutation was associated with clarithromycin resistance (42.9%). However, one strain with the highest MIC value had a novel mutation in rpl22 without an A2143G mutation. Mutation at Asn-87 and/or Asp-91 of gyrA was associated with levofloxacin-resistance and was related to gyrB mutations. In conclusions, although this is a pilot study for a larger survey, our current data show that Indonesian strains had the high prevalence of metronidazole and levofloxacin resistance with low prevalence of clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and tetracycline resistance. Nevertheless, clarithromycin- or metronidazole-based triple therapy should be administered with caution in some regions of Indonesia.
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Goto Y, Syam AF, Darnindro N, Hapsari FCP. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Helicobacter Pylori Infection among Healthy Inhabitants in Northern Jakarta, Indonesia. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 17:4747-4753. [PMID: 27893207 PMCID: PMC5454627 DOI: 10.22034/apjcp.2016.17.10.4747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in Indonesia has been reported to be
exceedingly low. The purpose of our study was to confirm whether this is the case in Northern Jakarta using a sensitive
13C-urea breath test (UBT), and to examine any associations with lifestyle/environment factors and potential routes
of transmission. Methods: We recruited a total of 196 subjects from a low-income community in Northern Jakarta,
Indonesia, data from 193 who completed a questionnaire about their lifestyle/environment and had UBT being included
as the final. Odds ratios (ORs) adjusted for sex and age with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a
logistic regression model. Results: The overall H. pylori infection rate was 15.0% (95%CI, 10.3-20.9), with variation
among Javanese (9.1%, total=77), Buginese (40.0%, 35), Betawi (9.1%, 33), Sundanese (3.7%, 27), and Batak (40.0%,
5). On multivariate analysis, the ORs for intake of soybean milk, cucumber more than once a week, infrequent hand
washing practice before meals, and alcohol consumption were 0.10 (95%CI: 0.01-0.97), 6.61 (95%CI: 1.87-23.3), 4.10
(95%CI: 1.15-14.6), and 61.9 (95%CI: 1.67-2300.8), respectively. Rates for Buginese (OR=7.84; 95%CI: 1.82-33.8)
and Batak (OR=20.1; 95%CI: 1.90-213.2) were significantly higher than for Javanese. Conclusions: The H. pylori
infection rate in this study was relatively low, in line with previous studies. Regarding ethnicity factors, Buginese and
Batak reported eating food using fingers more frequently than Javanese, Betawi, and Sundanese. Our study indicated
that person-person transmission is possible in this low prevalence area. The low infection rates for H. pylori among
Javanese, Betawi, and Sundanese ethnics could be partly due to their sanitary practices.
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- Yasuyuki Goto
- Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
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Lind J, Backert S, Hoffmann R, Eichler J, Yamaoka Y, Perez-Perez GI, Torres J, Sticht H, Tegtmeyer N. Systematic analysis of phosphotyrosine antibodies recognizing single phosphorylated EPIYA-motifs in CagA of East Asian-type Helicobacter pylori strains. BMC Microbiol 2016; 16:201. [PMID: 27590005 PMCID: PMC5009636 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-016-0820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Highly virulent strains of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori encode a type IV secretion system (T4SS) that delivers the effector protein CagA into gastric epithelial cells. Translocated CagA undergoes tyrosine phosphorylation by members of the oncogenic c-Src and c-Abl host kinases at EPIYA-sequence motifs A, B and D in East Asian-type strains. These phosphorylated EPIYA-motifs serve as recognition sites for various SH2-domains containing human proteins, mediating interactions of CagA with host signaling factors to manipulate signal transduction pathways. Recognition of phospho-CagA is mainly based on the use of commercial pan-phosphotyrosine antibodies that were originally designed to detect phosphotyrosines in mammalian proteins. Specific anti-phospho-EPIYA antibodies for each of the three sites in CagA are not forthcoming. RESULTS This study was designed to systematically analyze the detection preferences of each phosphorylated East Asian CagA EPIYA-motif by pan-phosphotyrosine antibodies and to determine a minimal recognition sequence. We synthesized phospho- and non-phosphopeptides derived from each predominant EPIYA-site, and determined the recognition patterns by seven different pan-phosphotyrosine antibodies using Western blotting, and also investigated representative East Asian H. pylori isolates during infection. The results indicate that a total of only 9-11 amino acids containing the phosphorylated East Asian EPIYA-types are required and sufficient to detect the phosphopeptides with high specificity. However, the sequence recognition by the different antibodies was found to bear high variability. From the seven antibodies used, only four recognized all three phosphorylated EPIYA-motifs A, B and D similarly well. Two of the phosphotyrosine antibodies preferentially bound primarily to the phosphorylated motif A and D, while the seventh antibody failed to react with any of the phosphorylated EPIYA-motifs. Control experiments confirmed that none of the antibodies reacted with non-phospho-CagA peptides and in accordance were able to recognize phosphotyrosine proteins in human cells. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study disclose the various binding preferences of commercial anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies for phospho-EPIYA-motifs, and are valuable in the application for further characterization of CagA phosphorylation events during infection with H. pylori and risk prediction for gastric disease development.
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- Judith Lind
- Department of Biology, Division of Microbiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstr. 5, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Division of Microbiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstr. 5, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schuhstraße 19, D-91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schuhstraße 19, D-91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Microbiology, New York University, Langone Medical Centre, New York, USA
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- Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital de Pediatría del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, México
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- Bioinformatics, Institute for Biochemistry, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Fahrstrasse 17, D-91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Division of Microbiology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstr. 5, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany.
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Diagnostic Methods of Helicobacter pylori Infection for Epidemiological Studies: Critical Importance of Indirect Test Validation. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:4819423. [PMID: 26904678 PMCID: PMC4745376 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4819423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Among the methods developed to detect H. pylori infection, determining the gold standard remains debatable, especially for epidemiological studies. Due to the decreasing sensitivity of direct diagnostic tests (histopathology and/or immunohistochemistry [IHC], rapid urease test [RUT], and culture), several indirect tests, including antibody-based tests (serology and urine test), urea breath test (UBT), and stool antigen test (SAT) have been developed to diagnose H. pylori infection. Among the indirect tests, UBT and SAT became the best methods to determine active infection. While antibody-based tests, especially serology, are widely available and relatively sensitive, their specificity is low. Guidelines indicated that no single test can be considered as the gold standard for the diagnosis of H. pylori infection and that one should consider the method's advantages and disadvantages. Based on four epidemiological studies, culture and RUT present a sensitivity of 74.2–90.8% and 83.3–86.9% and a specificity of 97.7–98.8% and 95.1–97.2%, respectively, when using IHC as a gold standard. The sensitivity of serology is quite high, but that of the urine test was lower compared with that of the other methods. Thus, indirect test validation is important although some commercial kits propose universal cut-off values.
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Validation of Urine Test for Detection of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Indonesian Population. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:152823. [PMID: 26824034 PMCID: PMC4707432 DOI: 10.1155/2015/152823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We measured the accuracy of the urine test (RAPIRUN) for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in Indonesia (Jakarta, Pontianak, and Jayapura) using histology confirmed by immunohistochemistry and/or culture as gold standards. We also used immunohistochemistry to identify CagA phenotype and analyzed H. pylori CagA diversity in Indonesia. The overall prevalence of H. pylori infection in 88 consecutive dyspeptic patients based on the urine test was 15.9% (14/88), 38.1% for patients in Jayapura that had higher prevalence of H. pylori infection than that in Jakarta (9.7%, P = 0.02) and Pontianak (8.3%, P = 0.006). Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of RAPIRUN were 83.3%, 94.7%, 71.4%, 97.3%, and 93.2%, respectively. All of the H. pylori-positive patients were immunoreactive for anti-CagA antibody but not immunoreactive for East Asian specific anti-CagA antibody in all H. pylori-positive subjects. We confirmed the high accuracy of RAPIRUN in Indonesian population. In general, we found less virulent type of H. pylori in Indonesia, which partly explained the low incidence gastric cancer in Indonesia.
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Risk Factors and Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Five Largest Islands of Indonesia: A Preliminary Study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140186. [PMID: 26599790 PMCID: PMC4658100 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Indonesia is still controversial and mainly investigated in the largest ethnic group, Javanese. We examined the prevalence of H. pylori infection using four different tests including culture, histology confirmed by immunohistochemistry and rapid urease test. We also analyzed risk factors associated with H. pylori infection in five largest islands in Indonesia. From January 2014–February 2015 we consecutively recruited a total of 267 patients with dyspeptic symptoms in Java, Papua, Sulawesi, Borneo and Sumatera Island. Overall, the prevalence of H. pylori infection was 22.1% (59/267). Papuan, Batak and Buginese ethnics had higher risk for H. pylori infection than Javanese, Dayak and Chinese ethnics (OR = 30.57, 6.31, 4.95; OR = 28.39, 5.81, 4.61 and OR = 23.23, 4.76, 3.77, respectively, P <0.05). The sensitivity and specificity for RUT and culture were 90.2%, 92.9% and 80.5%, 98.2%, respectively. The patients aged 50–59 years group had significantly higher H. pylori infection than 30–39 years group (OR 2.98, P = 0.05). Protestant had significantly higher H. pylori infection rate than that among Catholic (OR 4.42, P = 0.008). It was also significantly lower among peoples who used tap water as source of drinking water than from Wells/river (OR 9.67, P = 0.03). However only ethnics as become independent risk factors for H. pylori infection. Although we confirmed low prevalence of H. pylori in Javanese; predominant ethnic in Indonesia, several ethnic groups had higher risk of H. pylori infection. The age, religion and water source may implicate as a risk factor for H. pylori infection in Indonesia.
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Miftahussurur M, Syam AF, Makmun D, Nusi IA, Zein LH, Zulkhairi, Akil F, Uswan WB, Simanjuntak D, Uchida T, Adi P, Utari AP, Rezkitha YAA, Subsomwong P, Nasronudin, Yamaoka Y. Helicobacter pylori virulence genes in the five largest islands of Indonesia. Gut Pathog 2015; 7:26. [PMID: 26442711 PMCID: PMC4594740 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-015-0072-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background It remains unclear whether the low incidence of gastric cancer in Indonesia is due to low infection rates only or is also related to low Helicobacter pylori pathogenicity. We collected H. pylori strains from the five largest islands in Indonesia and evaluated genetic virulence factors. Methods The genotypes of H. pylori virulence factors were determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based sequencing. Histological severity of the gastric mucosa was classified into 4 grades, according to the updated Sydney system. Results A total of 44 strains were analyzed. Forty-three (97.7 %) were cagA-positive: 26 (60.5 %) were East-Asian-type-cagA, 9 (20.9 %) were Western-type-cagA, and 8 (18.6 %) were novel ABB-type, most of which were obtained from Papuan. EPIYT sequences were more prevalent than EPIYA sequences (P = 0.01) in the EPIYA-B motif of all types of cagA. The majority of cagA-positive strains (48.8 %, 21/43) had a 6-bp deletion in the first pre-EPIYA region. Subjects infected with East-Asian-type-cagA strains with a 6-bp deletion had significantly lower inflammation and atrophy scores in the corpus than those infected with Western-type-cagA strains (both P = 0.02). In total, 70.4 % of strains possessed the vacA s1m1 genotype and 29.5 % were m2. All strains from peptic ulcer patients were of the iceA1 genotype, which occurred at a significantly higher proportion in peptic ulcer patients than that in gastritis patients (55.3 %, P = 0.04). The double positive genotype of jhp0562/β-(1,3)galT was predominant (28/44, 63.6 %), and subjects infected with this type had significantly higher inflammation scores in the corpus than those with the jhp0562 negative/β-(1,3)galT positive genotype (mean [median]; 1.43 [1] vs. 0.83 [1], P = 0.04). There were significant differences in cagA and pre-EPIYA cagA type, oipA status, and jhp0562/β-(1,3)galT type among different ethnic groups (P < 0.05). Conclusions In addition to a low H. pylori infection rate, the low incidence of gastric cancer in Indonesia might be attributed to less virulent genotypes in predominant strains, which are characterized by the East-Asian-type-cagA with a 6-bp deletion and EPIYT motif, a high proportion of m2, dupA negative or short type dupA, and the jhp0562/β-(1,3)galT double positive genotype.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, 879-5593 Japan ; Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Airlangga University Faculty of Medicine, Surabaya, 60131 Indonesia ; Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, 10430 Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, 10430 Indonesia
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- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Airlangga University Faculty of Medicine, Surabaya, 60131 Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20136 Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20136 Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Center of Gastroentero-Hepatology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245 Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Santo Antonius Hospital, Pontianak, 78115 Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yowari Hospital, Jayapura, 99352 Indonesia
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, 879-5593 Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, 10430 Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, 879-5593 Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, 879-5593 Japan ; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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Miftahussurur M, Sharma RP, Shrestha PK, Suzuki R, Uchida T, Yamaoka Y. Molecular Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Nepal: Specific Ancestor Root. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26226153 PMCID: PMC4520618 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Nepal, a low-risk country for gastric cancer, is debatable. To our knowledge, no studies have examined H. pylori virulence factors in Nepal. We determined the prevalence of H. pylori infection by using three different tests, and the genotypes of virulence factors were determined by PCR followed by sequencing. Multilocus sequence typing was used to analyze the population structure of the Nepalese strains. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in dyspeptic patients was 38.4% (56/146), and was significantly related with source of drinking water. In total, 51 strains were isolated and all were cagA-positive. Western-type-cagA (94.1%), cagA pre-EPIYA type with no deletion (92.2%), vacA s1a (74.5%), and m1c (54.9%) were the predominant genotypes. Antral mucosal atrophy levels were significantly higher in patients infected with vacA s1 than in those infected with s2 genotypes (P = 0.03). Several Nepalese strains were H. pylori recombinants with genetic features of South Asian and East Asian genotypes. These included all East-Asian-type-cagA strains, with significantly lesser activity and inflammation in the corpus than the strains of the specific South Asian genotype (P = 0.03 and P = 0.005, respectively). Although the population structure confirmed that most Nepalese strains belonged to the hpAsia2 population, some strains shared hpEurope- and Nepalese-specific components. Nepalese patients infected with strains belonging to hpEurope showed higher inflammation in the antrum than strains from the Nepalese specific population (P = 0.05). These results support that ancestor roots of Kathmandu`s people not only connected with India alone.
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- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Airlangga University Faculty of Medicine, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita, Japan
- Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Appropriate first-line regimens to combat Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance: an Asian perspective. Molecules 2015; 20:6068-92. [PMID: 25856059 PMCID: PMC6272313 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20046068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Asia has the largest population of any continent and the highest incidence of gastric cancer in the world, making it very important in the context of Helicobacter pylori infection. According to current guidelines, standard triple therapy containing a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and two antibiotics; amoxicillin (AMX) and clarithromycin (CAM) or metronidazole (MNZ), is still the preferred first-line regimen for treatment of H. pylori infection. However, the efficacy of legacy triple regimens has been seriously challenged, and they are gradually becoming ineffective. Moreover, some regions in Asia show patterns of emerging antimicrobial resistance. More effective regimens including the bismuth and non-bismuth quadruple, sequential, and dual-concomitant (hybrid) regimens are now replacing standard triple therapies as empirical first-line treatments on the basis of the understanding of the local prevalence of H. pylori antimicrobial resistance. Selection of PPI metabolized by the non-enzymatic pathway or minimal first pass metabolism and/or increasing dose of PPI are important to increase H. pylori eradication rates. Therefore, local antibiotic resistance surveillance updates, selection of appropriate first-line regimens with non-enzymatic PPI and/or increased doses of PPI, and detailed evaluation of patients' prior antibiotic usage are all essential information to combat H. pylori antibiotic resistance in Asia.
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Miftahussurur M, Tuda J, Suzuki R, Kido Y, Kawamoto F, Matsuda M, Tantular IS, Pusarawati S, Nasronudin, Harijanto PN, Yamaoka Y. Extremely low Helicobacter pylori prevalence in North Sulawesi, Indonesia and identification of a Maori-tribe type strain: a cross sectional study. Gut Pathog 2014; 6:42. [PMID: 25299127 PMCID: PMC4189669 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-014-0042-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Sulawesi in Indonesia has a unique geographical profile with assumed separation from Sundaland. Studies of Helicobacter pylori in this region are rare due to the region’s rural location and lack of endoscopy equipment. Indirect methods are, therefore, the most appropriate for measuring H. pylori infection in these areas; with the disposable gastric brush test, we can obtain gastric juice as well as small gastric tissue samples for H. pylori culture. We investigated the prevalence of H. pylori infection and evaluated human migration patterns in the remote areas of North Sulawesi. Methods We recruited a total of 251 consecutive adult volunteers and 131 elementary school children. H. pylori infection was determined by urine antibody test. A gastric brush test was used to culture H. pylori. We used next-generation and polymerase chain reaction based sequencing to determine virulence factors and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). Results The overall H. pylori prevalence was only 14.3% for adults and 3.8% for children, and 13.6% and 16.7% in Minahasanese and Mongondownese participants, respectively. We isolated a single H. pylori strain, termed -Manado-1. Manado-1 was East Asian type cagA (ABD type), vacA s1c-m1b, iceA1 positive/iceA2 negative, jhp0562-positive/β-(1,3) galT-negative, oipA “on”, and dupA-negative. Phylogenetic analyses showed the strain to be hspMaori type, a major type observed in native Taiwanese and Maori tribes. Conclusions Our data support that very low H. pylori infection prevalence in Indonesia. Identification of hspMaori type H. pylori in North Sulawesi may support the hypothesis that North Sulawesi people migrated from north.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Miftahussurur
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita 879-5593 Japan ; Gastroentero-Hepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Airlangga University Faculty of Medicine, Surabaya, 60131 Indonesia ; Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, 95115 Indonesia
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita 879-5593 Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita 879-5593 Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita 879-5593 Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-City, Oita 879-5593 Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, 60115 Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Public Hospital of Bethesda Tomohon, Minahasa, 93562 Indonesia
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- Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77030 USA
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