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Santacroce L, Topi S, Bottalico L, Charitos IA, Jirillo E. Current Knowledge about Gastric Microbiota with Special Emphasis on Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastric Conditions. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:4991-5009. [PMID: 38785567 PMCID: PMC11119845 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46050299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The gastric milieu, because of its very low acidic pH, is very harsh for bacterial growth. The discovery of Helicobacter pylori (H.p.) has opened a new avenue for studies on the gastric microbiota, thus indicating that the stomach is not a sterile environment. Nowadays, new technologies of bacterial identification have demonstrated the existence of other microorganisms in the gastric habitat, which play an important role in health and disease. This bacterium possesses an arsenal of compounds which enable its survival but, at the same time, damage the gastric mucosa. Toxins, such as cytotoxin-associated gene A, vacuolar cytotoxin A, lipopolysaccharides, and adhesins, determine an inflammatory status of the gastric mucosa which may become chronic, ultimately leading to a gastric carcinoma. In the initial stage, H.p. persistence alters the gastric microbiota with a condition of dysbiosis, predisposing to inflammation. Probiotics and prebiotics exhibit beneficial effects on H.p. infection, and, among them, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities are the major ones. Moreover, the association of probiotics with prebiotics (synbiotics) to conventional anti-H.p. therapy contributes to a more efficacious eradication of the bacterium. Also, polyphenols, largely present in the vegetal kingdom, have been demonstrated to alleviate H.p.-dependent pathologies, even including the inhibition of tumorigenesis. The gastric microbiota composition in health and disease is described. Then, cellular and molecular mechanisms of H.p.-mediated damage are clarified. Finally, the use of probiotics, prebiotics, and polyphenols in experimental models and in patients infected with H.p. is discussed.
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- Luigi Santacroce
- Section of Microbiology and Virology, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical Disciplines, University ‘Alexander Xhuvani’ of Elbasan, 3001 Elbasan, Albania; (S.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Disciplines, University ‘Alexander Xhuvani’ of Elbasan, 3001 Elbasan, Albania; (S.T.)
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pneumology and Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Institute of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Section of Microbiology and Virology, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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Chen Y, You N, Yang C, Zhang J. Helicobacter pylori infection increases the risk of carotid plaque formation: Clinical samples combined with bioinformatics analysis. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20037. [PMID: 37809782 PMCID: PMC10559771 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Objective Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may increase atherosclerosis, which can lead to carotid plaque formation. Our study examined the relationship between H. pylori infection and carotid plaque formation, and its underlying mechanisms. Methods A total of 36,470 people who underwent physical examination in Taizhou Hospital Health Examination Center from June 2017 to June 2022 were included in this study. All people participated in the urease test, neck ultrasound, blood pressure detection, anthropometric measurement and biochemical laboratory examination. In addition, the GSE27411 and GSE28829 datasets in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were used to analyze the mechanism of H. pylori infection and atherosclerosis progression. Results H. pylori infection, sex, age, blood lipids, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin and body mass index were risk factors for carotid plaque formation. An independent risk factor was still evident in the multivariate logistic regression analysis, indicating H. pylori infection. Furthermore, after weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA), we discovered 555 genes linked to both H. pylori infection and the advancement of atherosclerosis. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses revealed a strong correlation between these genes and immunity, infection, and immune disorders. SsGSEA analysis showed that H. pylori infection and atherosclerosis included changes in the immune microenvironment. Finally, three genes MS4A6A, ADAMDEC1 and AQP9 were identified to be involved in the formation of atherosclerosis after H. pylori infection. Conclusion: Our research affirms that H. pylori is a unique contributor to the formation of carotid plaque, examines the immune microenvironment associated with H. pylori infection and advanced carotid atherosclerosis, and offers fresh perspectives on how H. pylori infection leads to atherosclerosis.
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- Yi Chen
- Departments of Gastroenterology, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Departments of Gastroenterology, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Departments of Gastroenterology, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Health Management Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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Teresa Selvin S, Thomas S, Bikeyeva V, Abdullah A, Radivojevic A, Abu Jad AA, Ravanavena A, Ravindra C, Igweonu-Nwakile EO, Ali S, Paul S, Yakkali S, Balani P. Establishing the Association Between Osteoporosis and Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review. Cureus 2022; 14:e27188. [PMID: 36039217 PMCID: PMC9395758 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is one of the most common metabolic bone diseases. Many studies were conducted to find the association between peptic ulcer disease (PUD), Helicobacter pylori infection, proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use, and increased risk for fracture, but results remain ambiguous. We performed this systematic review to understand the association between PUD and osteoporosis. We comprehensively searched relevant articles on April 19, 2022, by exploring different databases including PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), and Medline using relevant keywords. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria and undergoing quality assessment, we retained 25 studies published in and after 2015. For our systematic review, we included a total of 5,600,636 participants. The studies included in our review demonstrated a significant association between PUD, H. pylori infection, and the risk of osteoporosis. Long-term PPI use was also found to be a risk factor for osteoporosis. Malabsorption of nutrients, increase in inflammatory cytokines, and alterations in hormone status were found to be the notable factors behind the association. Early management of H. pylori infection and cautious use of long-term PPIs may protect against osteoporosis. Further randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary to establish a causal relationship.
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Zhang P, He Q, Song D, Wang Y, Liu X, Ding G, Xing W. Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection With Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Northern Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 8:795795. [PMID: 35174222 PMCID: PMC8841728 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.795795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Numerous studies have shown that Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection may be involved in the development of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS), but this conclusion is still controversial. The aim of this study was to explore whether there is a positive association between HP infection and CAS occurrence. We collected data on demographic characteristics, lifestyle, and disease history of the participants by questionnaire. We obtained clinical anthropometric data and blood samples of the participants from clinical examinations and laboratory work. The 13C urea breath test (13C-UBT) was performed to assess the HP infection status, and carotid ultrasonography was used to diagnose the CAS and plaque types. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to identify the relationship between HP infection and CAS. A total of 1,424 participants were recruited for this study. A total of 740 HP-positive individuals and 684 HP-negative individuals were identified, and 345 participants were diagnosed with CAS. The prevalence of CAS was higher in the HP-positive group (26.4%) than in the HP-negative group (21.7%) (P < 0.05). A significantly higher prevalence of carotid intima-media thickening, carotid plaque, and carotid stenosis was identified in the HP-positive group than in the HP-negative group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the detection rate of unstable plaques between the HP-positive and HP-negative groups (P > 0.05). In multivariate models adjusted for covariates, HP infection showed a positive association with CAS, independent of other risk factors (ORs range: 1.283–1.333, P < 0.05). HP infection independently accounted for approximately 5% of the CAS risk in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors. A positive association between HP infection and CAS was demonstrated in this study. HP infection might be an independent risk factor for CAS. Although the effect of HP infection on CAS observed in our study was less than that of traditional risk factors, we believe that this is an indispensable advance in the etiological study of CAS. These results imply that the microbial population might play an essential role in CAS, which provides a new perspective for the primary prevention of CAS.
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Kountouras J, Papaefthymiou A, Polyzos SA, Deretzi G, Vardaka E, Soteriades ES, Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou M, Gkolfakis P, Karafyllidou K, Doulberis M. Impact of Helicobacter pylori-Related Metabolic Syndrome Parameters on Arterial Hypertension. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9112351. [PMID: 34835476 PMCID: PMC8618184 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9112351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Arterial hypertension is a risk factor for several pathologies, mainly including cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, which rank as leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Arterial hypertension also constitutes a fundamental component of the metabolic syndrome. Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common types of chronic infection globally and displays a plethora of both gastric and extragastric effects. Among other entities, Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Within this review, we illustrate the current state-of-the-art evidence, which may link several components of the Helicobacter pylori-related metabolic syndrome, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and arterial hypertension. In particular, current knowledge of how Helicobacter pylori exerts its virulence through dietary, inflammatory and metabolic pathways will be discussed. Although there is still no causative link between these entities, the emerging evidence from both basic and clinical research supports the proposal that several components of the Helicobacter pylori infection-related metabolic syndrome present an important risk factor in the development of arterial hypertension. The triad of Helicobacter pylori infection, the metabolic syndrome, and hypertension represents a crucial worldwide health problem on a pandemic scale with high morbidity and mortality, like COVID-19, thereby requiring awareness and appropriate management on a global scale.
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- Jannis Kountouras
- Second Medical Clinic, School of Medicine, Ippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (M.T.-C.); (M.D.)
- Correspondence:
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- Second Medical Clinic, School of Medicine, Ippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (M.T.-C.); (M.D.)
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Larisa, 41110 Larisa, Greece
- First Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- First Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Healthcare Management Program, School of Economics and Management, Open University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2252, Cyprus;
- Department of Environmental Health, Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology (EOME), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Second Medical Clinic, School of Medicine, Ippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (M.T.-C.); (M.D.)
- School of Healthcare Sciences, Midwifery Department, University of West Macedonia, Koila, 50100 Kozani, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, Erasme University Hospital, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Children’s Hospital of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Second Medical Clinic, School of Medicine, Ippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (M.T.-C.); (M.D.)
- First Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, 5001 Aarau, Switzerland
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Furuto Y, Kawamura M, Yamashita J, Yoshikawa T, Namikawa A, Isshiki R, Takahashi H, Shibuya Y. Relationship Between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Arteriosclerosis. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:1533-1540. [PMID: 33935515 PMCID: PMC8079247 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s303071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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It is reported that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection may be linked to non-digestive tract diseases, such as arteriosclerosis including dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, we reviewed recent studies available in PubMed dealing with the mechanisms of arteriosclerosis due to H. pylori infection and the effects of H. pylori eradication. Conventional studies suggested that H. pylori infection may increase the risk of arteriosclerosis. A large interventional study is required to clarify the causal relationships and the effects of bacterial eradication.
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- Yoshitaka Furuto
- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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Abdel-Moneim A, Abd El-Twab SM, Nabil A, El Kazafy SA. Effect of antidiabetic therapy on TNF-α, IL-18, IL-23 and IL-35 levels in T2DM patients with coincidental Helicobacter pylori infection. JOURNAL OF TAIBAH UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2020.1824669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Adel Abdel-Moneim
- Molecular Physiology Division, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Molecular Physiology Division, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Biotechnology Department, Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Biotechnology Department, Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Zeng B, Chen C, Yi Q, Zhang X, Wu X, Zheng S, Li N, She F. N-terminal region of Helicobacter pylori CagA induces IL-8 production in gastric epithelial cells via the β1 integrin receptor. J Med Microbiol 2020; 69:457-464. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Introduction.
Helicobacter pylori
is associated with gastrointestinal disease, most notably gastric cancer. Cytotoxin-associated antigen A (CagA), an important virulence factor for
H. pylori
pathogenicity, induces host cells to release inflammatory factors, especially interleukin-8 (IL-8). The mechanism by which C-terminal CagA induces IL-8 production has been studied extensively, but little is known about the role of the N-terminus.
Aim. To investigate the effect of CagA303–456aa (a peptide in the N-terminal CagA) on IL-8 production by gastric epithelial cells.
Methodology. CagA303-456aa was produced by a prokaryotic expression system and purified by Strep-tag affinity chromatography. An integrin β1 (ITGB1)-deficient AGS cell line was constructed using the CRISPR/Cas9 technique, and NCTC 11637 cagA and/or cagL knockout mutants were constructed via homologous recombination. The levels of IL-8 production were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and p38 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation were examined by Western blot.
Results. CagA303-456aa induced IL-8 expression by AGS cells. IL-8 induction by CagA303-456aawas specifically inhibited by ITGB1 deficiency. Notably, CagA303-456aa activated the phosphorylation of both p38 and ERK1/2, and blocking p38 and ERK1/2 activity significantly reduced IL-8 induction by CagA303-456aa. ITGB1 deficiency also inhibited the activation of p38 phosphorylation by CagA303-456aa. Finally, experiments in CagA and/or CagL knockout bacterial lines demonstrated that extracellular CagA might induce IL-8 production by AGS cells.
Conclusion. Residues 303–456 of the N-terminal region of CagA induce IL-8 production via a CagA303-456–ITGB1–p38–IL-8 pathway, and ERK1/2 is also involved in the release of IL-8. Extracellular CagA might induce IL-8 production before translocation into AGS cells.
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- Bangwei Zeng
- Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350001, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Tumor Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xuefu North Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350122, PR China
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Choi HG, Rhim CC, Yoon JY, Park BJ, Min CY, Lee SW. Increased risk of osteoporosis in patients with peptic ulcer: a follow-up study using a national sample cohort. Arch Osteoporos 2019; 14:105. [PMID: 31659478 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-019-0659-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED We performed a nationwide, population-based cohort study to investigate the risk of osteoporosis in patients with peptic ulcer disease in South Korea and concluded that peptic ulcer disease is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis. PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the association between peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and the occurrence of osteoporosis using a national sample cohort from South Korea. METHODS Using the national cohort study from the Korean National Health Insurance Service, we extracted data for patients with PUD (n = 50,002) and for 1:1 matched control participants (n = 50,002); we then analyzed the occurrence of osteoporosis from 2002 to 2013. The patients were matched according to age, sex, income, region of residence, and past medical history. A stratified Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the hazard ratios (HRs) and the 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Subgroup analyses were performed based on age and sex. RESULTS The adjusted HR for osteoporosis was 1.36 (95% CI = 1.33-1.40, P < 0.001) in the PUD group. In the subgroup analysis based on age and sex, the respective adjusted HRs of PUD for osteoporosis were 1.33 (95% CI = 1.21-1.47) in the < 65-year-old group of men and 1.42 (95% CI = 1.30-1.56) in the ≥ 65-year-old group of men (each P < 0.001). The respective adjusted HRs of PUD for osteoporosis were 1.34 (95% CI = 1.29-1.39) in the < 65-year-old group of women and 1.38 (95% CI = 1.33-1.47) in the ≥ 65-year-old group of women (each P < 0.001). CONCLUSION In the current nationwide cohort study, we found that PUD is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis regardless of sex.
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- Hyo Geun Choi
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Republic of Korea.,Hallym Data Science Laboratory, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 22, Gwanpyeong-ro 170beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14068, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 22, Gwanpyeong-ro 170beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14068, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Hallym Data Science Laboratory, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 22, Gwanpyeong-ro 170beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14068, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang L, Chen Z, Xia X, Chi J, Li H, Liu X, Li R, Li Y, Liu D, Tian D, Wang H, Petroski GF, Flaker GC, Hao H, Liu Z, Xu C. Helicobacter pylori infection selectively increases the risk for carotid atherosclerosis in young males. Atherosclerosis 2019; 291:71-77. [PMID: 31704553 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Atherosclerosis is an important contributing factor to cardiovascular mortality. The role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in atherosclerosis is inconsistent and sometimes controversial. The present study aimed to determine if H. pylori infection is associated with carotid atherosclerosis. METHODS 17,613 males and females with both carotid ultrasonic examination and 13C-urea breath test for H. pylori infection were screened by a major Chinese university hospital from March 2012 to March 2017 for the study. Baseline demographics, cardiac risk factors, and laboratory studies were obtained. After exclusion for pre-specified conditions, 12,836 individuals were included in the analysis, including 8157 men (63.5%) and 4679 women (36.5%). Analysis was also made for 5-year follow-up data of 1216 subjects (869 males and 347 females) with and without H. pylori infection for development and progression of carotid atherosclerosis. RESULTS After adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, lipid profile, hypertension, renal function, diabetes mellitus, and smoking, H. pylori infection was found as an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in males under 50 years, but not in older males or females (odds ratio 1.229, 95% CI 1.054-1.434, p = 0.009). Follow-up data analysis showed that the incidence of carotid atherosclerosis from no atherosclerosis to detectable lesions was significantly higher in young males with persistent H. pylori infection than those without H. pylori infection (p = 0.028) after 3 years. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that H. pylori infection might be an important risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in young Chinese males under 50.
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- Linfang Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China; Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Health Management, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China; Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Biostatistics and Research Design Unit, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Milic L, Karamarkovic A, Popadic D, Sijacki A, Grigorov I, Milosevic E, Cuk V, Pesko P. Altered cytokine expression in Helicobacter pylori infected patients with bleeding duodenal ulcer. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:278. [PMID: 31092295 PMCID: PMC6521506 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4310-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Objective Peptic ulcer disease is a condition in which an important role has infection with H. pylori. The most common complication of peptic ulcer is bleeding. The presence of H. pylori triggers local and systemic cytokine signaling which may affect processes such as healing, gastric or duodenal rupture, and carcinogenesis. In this study, we examined the concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF, TGF-β and IL-17A in serum by enzyme immunoassay and their mRNA expressions in periulcer biopsies obtained from patients with bleeding peptic ulcer by means of real-time-PCR. Results We have shown that pro-inflammatory IL-6 and TNF concentrations in serum were significantly higher in patients who were infected with H. pylori, while the concentrations of TGF-β and IL-17A were significantly lower compared to non-infected subjects. IL-17A expression in periulcer mucosa was significantly higher in patients who were infected with H. pylori, while the expression of other cytokines, there was no significant difference compared to non-infected controls. Considering higher serum concentrations in non-infected subjects and higher IL-17A expression in mucosal tissue of infected patients, our data support the studies that found IL-17A has protective role in eradication of H. pylori infection in infected patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4310-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ljiljana Milic
- Surgical Clinic "Nikola Spasić", Zvezdara University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Dimitrija Tucovića 161, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Surgical Clinic "Nikola Spasić", Zvezdara University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Dimitrija Tucovića 161, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Emergency Surgery, Emergency Center, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Visegradska 26, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research, Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Surgical Clinic "Nikola Spasić", Zvezdara University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Dimitrija Tucovića 161, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Center of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Koste Todorovica No6, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Chojnacki C, Popławski T, Błońska A, Błasiak J, Romanowski M, Chojnacki J. Expression of tryptophan hydroxylase in gastric mucosa in symptomatic and asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection. Arch Med Sci 2019; 15:416-423. [PMID: 30899295 PMCID: PMC6425205 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2018.76928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori infection induces clinical symptoms in 15-20% of subjects, and the reason for this variation is still not clear. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the expression of tryptophan hydroxylase (TpH-1) in gastric mucosa of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic H. pylori infection in relation to the intensity of bacterial colonization and severity of dyspeptic symptoms. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety subjects (aged 35-49 years) were enrolled in the study and separated into 3 groups of 30 subjects each. Group I - healthy volunteers without H. pylori infection, group II - subjects with asymptomatic H. pylori infection, group III - H. pylori-infected patients with dyspeptic symptoms, mainly fasting and nocturnal epigastric pain. To diagnose H. pylori infection the urea breath test (UBT-13C) and histological analysis were performed. The level of mRNA expression of tryptophan hydroxylase (TpH-1) was estimated in gastric mucosa with RT-PCR. RESULTS The expression of this enzyme in antral mucosa was 2.69 ±0.97 in group I, 2.28 ±0.69 in group II (p > 0.05) and 4.40 ±1.64 in group III (p < 0.001). The levels of expression of TpH-1 in gastric body mucosa were 2.16 ±0.70, 1.57 ±0.52 (p > 0.05) and 3.40 ±1.51 (p < 0.001), respectively. In group III a positive correlation was found between intensity of H. pylori colonization and TpH-1 expression as well as between TpH-1 expression and severity of dyspeptic symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Increased expression of TpH-1 in gastric mucosa plays a role in pathogenesis of chronic dyspepsia.
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- Cezary Chojnacki
- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Niccoli G, Roberto M, D'Amario D, Scalone G, Fracassi F, Cosentino N, Candelli M, Franceschi F, Crea F. Cytotoxin-associated gene antigen-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori and recurring acute coronary syndromes. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2017; 6:535-544. [PMID: 26798071 DOI: 10.1177/2048872615627708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytotoxin-associated gene antigen (CagA)-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori have previously been associated with acute coronary syndromes. However, the role of CagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori in recurring cardiac events after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not yet been assessed. METHODS We enrolled 181 consecutive patients (155 men, mean age 64±13 years) presenting with STEMI. In all patients, serum levels of IgG anti-CagA were assessed. Levels of IgG anti-hepatitis A virus were also evaluated in all patients in order to exclude the presence of a bystander activation of the immune system. Finally, a previous history of acute coronary syndrome and the rate of major adverse cardiovascular events as a composite of cardiovascular death, recurring myocardial infarction and target lesion revascularisation within 2 years follow-up were evaluated. RESULTS Anti-CagA IgG seropositive patients presented more frequently with a previous history of acute coronary syndrome compared with seronegative patients (28.3% vs. 14%, P=0.019). Interestingly, no differences were observed between anti-CagA IgG seropositive and anti-CagA IgG seronegative patients concerning the prevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus IgG seropositivity (20% vs. 21.4%, P=0.48). At 2-year follow-up, 40 patients experienced major adverse cardiovascular events. The major adverse cardiovascular event rate was higher in anti-CagA IgG seropositive compared with seronegative patients (hazard ratio 2.25, 95% confidence interval 1.34-2.95, P=0.013), which was confirmed at Cox multivariate analysis (hazard ratio 2.33, 95% confidence interval 1.30-3.14, P=0.009). CONCLUSIONS CagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori seem to be involved in the pathogenesis of recurring acute coronary syndromes, and seropositivity for anti-CagA IgG predicts prognosis after STEMI, possibly due to the increased risk of recurring cardiac events.
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- Giampaolo Niccoli
- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 3 Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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- 1 Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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Ra SW, Sze MA, Lee EC, Tam S, Oh Y, Fishbane N, Criner GJ, Woodruff PG, Lazarus SC, Albert R, Connett JE, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Aaron SD, Reed RM, Man SFP, Sin DD. Azithromycin and risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with and without Helicobacter pylori. Respir Res 2017; 18:109. [PMID: 28558695 PMCID: PMC5450077 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-017-0594-x] [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] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is associated with reduced lung function and systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Azithromycin (AZ) is active against HP and reduces the risk of COPD exacerbation. We determined whether HP infection status modifies the effects of AZ in COPD patients. METHODS Plasma samples from 1018 subjects with COPD who participated in the Macrolide Azithromycin (MACRO) in COPD Study were used to determine the HP infection status at baseline and 12 months of follow-up using a serologic assay. Based on HP infection status and randomization to either AZ or placebo (PL), the subjects were divided into 4 groups: HP+/AZ, HP-/AZ, HP+/PL, and HP-/PL. Time to first exacerbation was compared across the 4 groups using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and a Cox proportional hazards model. The rates of exacerbation were compared using both the Kruskal-Wallis test and negative binomial analysis. Blood biomarkers at enrolment and at follow-up visits 3, 12, and 13 (1 month after treatment was stopped) months were measured. RESULTS One hundred eighty one (17.8%) patients were seropositive to HP. Non-Caucasian participants were nearly three times more likely to be HP seropositive than Caucasian participants (37.4% vs 13.6%; p < 0.001). The median time to first exacerbation was significantly different across the four groups (p = 0.001) with the longest time in the HP+/AZ group (11.2 months, 95% CI; 8.4-12.5+) followed by the HP-/AZ group (8.0 months, 95% CI; 6.7-9.7). Hazard ratio (HR) for exacerbations was lowest in the HP+/AZ group after adjustment for age, sex, smoking status, ethnicity, history of peptic ulcer, dyspnea, previous hospital admission, GOLD grade of severity, and forced vital capacity (HR, 0.612; 95% CI, 0.442-0.846 vs HR, 0.789; 95% CI, 0.663-0.938 in the HP-/AZ group). Circulating levels of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-75 were reduced only in the HP+/AZ group after 3 months of AZ treatment (-0.87 ± 0.31 μg/L; p = 0.002); levels returned to baseline after discontinuing AZ. CONCLUSIONS AZ is effective in preventing COPD exacerbations in patients with HP seropositivity, possibly by modulating TNF pathways related to HP infection.
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- Seung Won Ra
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.,Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, & Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Don D Sin, Room 8446-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
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Siregar G, Halim S, Sitepu R. Serum IL-10, MMP-7, MMP-9 Levels in Helicobacter pylori Infection and Correlation with Degree of Gastritis. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2016; 4:359-363. [PMID: 27703556 PMCID: PMC5042616 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2016.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AIM Helicobacter pylori causes gastric mucosal inflammation and immune reaction. However, the increase of IL-10, MMP-7, and MMP-7 levels in the serum is still controversial. The objective of this study was to investigate the serum levels of IL-10, MMP-7 & MMP-9 in gastritis patients with H. pylori infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was done on seventy gastritis patients that consecutive admitted to endoscopy units. The diagnosis of gastritis was made based on histopathology and diagnosis of H. pylori infection was based on rapid urease test. Serum samples were obtained to determine to circulate IL-10, MMP-7, and MMP-9 level. Univariate and bivariate analysis were done by SPSS version 22. RESULTS Forthy percentages of the patients were infected with H. pylori. The IL-10 level was significantly higher in H. pylori-infected patients compared to non-infected patients. However, there were no differences between serum levels of MMP-7 and MMP-9 in infected and non-infected H. pylori patients. CONCLUSIONS The immune response to H. pylori promotes systemic inflammation, which was reflected by the increased levels of serum IL-10. However, there were no significant differences in MMP-7 and MMP-9 serum levels between positive and negative infected H. pylori patients.
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- Gontar Siregar
- University of Sumatera Utara, Gastroentero-Hepatology, Komp. Tasbi YY No 203, Medan, Sumatera Utara 20122, Indonesia
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- University of Sumatera Utara, Internal Medicine, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
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- University of Sumatera Utara, Internal Medicine, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
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Study of the Helicobacter pylori infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF CHEST DISEASES AND TUBERCULOSIS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Di Bonaventura G, Piccolomini R, Pompilio A, Zappacosta R, Piccolomini M, Neri M. Serum and Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Patients with Active Helicobacter Pylori and Ischemic Heart Disease: Is There a Relationship? Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 20:163-72. [PMID: 17346440 DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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This study is designed to investigate, for the first time, circulating and gastric mucosal levels of IL1-α, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) and matched controls, according to the presence or absence of active Helicobacter pylori infection. Furthermore, in order to evaluate whether modified lipid profile was associated to an increased cardiovascular risk, this was determined in the same groups. Cytokine levels were measured using ELISA in 58 patients with IHD and 52 controls. Active H. pylori infection was assessed if either culture of H. pylori or rapid urease test gave a positive result. Our findings indicate increasing cytokine mucosal levels in H. pylori-positive patients compared to H. pylori-negative subjects. However, the increase was statistically significant only for IL-6 and TNF-α in the gastric mucosa of IHD patients. In H. pylori-positive controls, IL-8 mucosal levels positively correlated with both IL-1α (r = 0.98; P = 0.0003) and IL-6 (r = 0.83; P = 0.03) levels. Circulating cytokine levels were comparable in IHD and healthy subjects, regardless of H. pylori status. There were no correlations between mucosal and circulating cytokine levels. Active H. pylori infection was not associated with a modified lipid profile in either controls or IHD patients, although ApoAI levels were significantly higher in H. fly/ort'-positive controls compared to those H. pylori-negative. Taken together, the results of the present study provide evidence that active H. pylori infection may play a role as a trigger factor in the pathophysiology of IHD by inducing an inflammatory cascade concentrated on gastric mucosa.
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- G Di Bonaventura
- Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., Gabriele d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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Dede F, Ayli D, Gonul I, Yuksel O, Ozturk R, Yildiz A, Yenigun E, Piskinpasa S, Turgut D, Koc E, Odabas AR. The effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on proteinuria in patients with primary glomerulonephritis. Arch Med Sci 2015; 11:764-9. [PMID: 26322088 PMCID: PMC4548018 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2013.37013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Revised: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Glomerulonephritis is still the primary cause among the diseases causing end stage renal disease. Helicobacter pylori (HP), also having a local proinflammatory effect on gastric mucosa, can trigger a local and systemic inflammatory response, and consequently have a role in the development of extragastrointestinal defects. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was composed of patients diagnosed with primary glomerulonephritis who had dyspeptic complaints throughout the diagnosis. Patients who received endoscopic biopsy upon the determination of pathologic findings in their upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were HP positive in their biopsy material. A triple eradication therapy was initiated for HP. RESULTS The study included 14 female and 19 male patients, 33 in total, whose biopsy material was determined to be HP positive. Before the eradication for HP, we found serum albumin to be 34.0 (19.0-51.0) g/l, serum total protein 58.6 ±12.9 g/l, serum creatinine 0.9 (0.5-1.2) and proteinuria 3069 (652-12392) mg/day in 24-hour urine. After the eradication, however, serum albumin was found to be 40 (20-52) g/l, serum total protein 62.3 ±11.1 g/l, serum creatinine 1.02 (0.6-1.29) mg/dl and proteinuria was 2850 (172-15181) mg/day in 24-hour urine. A comparison of the results showed that a statistically significant difference is established between the serum albumin, total protein and creatinine values (p = 0.001, p = 0.001 and p = 0.021, respectively), but not between proteinuria values in 24-hour urine (p = 0.990). CONCLUSIONS Patients with primary glomerulonephritis, HP eradication treatment has an effect on serum albumin levels.
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- Fatih Dede
- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Liu XF, Cheng GX, Yuan YP, Zhang AM, Luo J, Liu SG, Chen JQ, Dong XQ, Zhang L, Ma LQ. Effect of recombinant human lactoferrin treatment on mRNA expression of vacuolating cytotoxin A and content of tumor necrosis factor-α in gastric tissue of mice with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2015; 23:2860-2867. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v23.i18.2860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To explore whether recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLF) plus triple therapy can increase the rate of Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) eradication, reduce gastric mucosal inflammation, and inhibit vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) mRNA expression.
METHODS: One hundred and ninety-two H. pylori ATCC43504 infected Babl/c mice with gastritis were randomly divided into four groups: A (rhLF+standard triple therapy), B (rhLF alone), C (standard triple therapy alone), and D (saline). H. pyloricolonization of the gastric mucosa was assessed by silver staining. Gastric mucosal inflammation was assessed by HE staining. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α content was determined by ELISA. VacA mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR.
RESULTS: Compared with group D, the rate of H. pylori colonization and gastric mucosal inflammation score decreased significantly in groups A, B, and C (P < 0.05). Compared with groups B and C, the rate of H. pylori colonization and gastric mucosal inflammation score decreased significantly in group A (P < 0.05). rhLF plus standard triple therapy significantly decreased gastric TNF-α content (28.64 pg/mL ± 12.07 pg/mL vs 300.16 pg/mL ± 59.1 pg/mL, 54.96 pg/mL ± 15.02 pg/mL, 503.25 pg/mL ± 1.35 pg/mL, P < 0.01) and VacA mRNA expression (P < 0.01) compared with groups B, C and D.
CONCLUSION: rhLF combined with triple therapy can improve H. pylori eradication rate, reduce gastric mucosal inflammation possibly by inhibiting proinflammatory factor release, and effectively inhibit VacA mRNA expression.
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Helicobacter pylori Infection Status Correlates with Serum Parameter Levels Responding to Multi-organ Functions. Dig Dis Sci 2015; 60:1748-54. [PMID: 25599961 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-015-3522-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric and extra-gastric diseases. Therefore, H. pylori infection might be a "systemic" disease. AIM To investigate the relationship between H. pylori infection status and serum parameter levels responding to multi-organ functions. METHODS A total of 2,044 subjects were selected, including 1,249 males and 795 females with ages ranging from 16 to 86 years. Relevant parameters including blood lipids, complete blood count, tumor markers, indexes of stomach, kidney, liver, thyroid, and immune system function, H.pylori IgG antibody levels, and (14)C-UBT were collected. RESULTS Serum pepsinogen (PG)I, PGII, and gastrin (G)17 levels were decreased in chronic long-term, past, and acute short-term infection patients compared with uninfected controls. However, the serum PGI/II ratio increased gradually. Serum white blood cell levels gradually decreased in past, chronic long-term, and acute short-term infection patients compared with uninfected controls. The same trend was also observed for CD4(+) T cell levels. In addition, LDL levels were higher in chronic long-term infection, HDL levels were lower in past infection, and ALP and CEA levels were higher in acute short-term infection compared with the uninfected group. CONCLUSIONS Helicobacter pylori infection correlated with increased PGI, PGII, G17, WBC, and CD4(+) T cell levels, and decreased PGI/II ratio. In chronic long-term or past infection, H. pylori infection was associated with higher LDL or lower HDL levels. In acute short-term infection, H. pylori infection correlated with higher ALP and CEA levels. H. pylori infection correlated with serum parameter levels responding to multi-organ functions.
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Vijayvergiya R, Vadivelu R. Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. World J Cardiol 2015; 7:134-143. [PMID: 25810813 PMCID: PMC4365310 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i3.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Though a century old hypothesis, infection as a cause for atherosclerosis is still a debatable issue. Epidemiological and clinical studies had shown a possible association but inhomogeneity in the study population and study methods along with potential confounders have yielded conflicting results. Infection triggers a chronic inflammatory state which along with other mechanisms such as dyslipidemia, hyper-homocysteinemia, hypercoagulability, impaired glucose metabolism and endothelial dysfunction, contribute in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Studies have shown a positive relations between Cytotoxic associated gene-A positive strains of Helicobacter pylori and vascular diseases such as coronary artery disease and stroke. Infection mediated genetic modulation is a new emerging theory in this regard. Further large scale studies on infection and atherosclerosis focusing on multiple pathogenetic mechanisms may help in refining our knowledge in this aspect.
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Su YL, Yang JC, Lee H, Sheu F, Hsu CH, Lin SL, Chow LP. The C-terminal disulfide bonds of Helicobacter pylori GroES are critical for IL-8 secretion via the TLR4-dependent pathway in gastric epithelial cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:3997-4007. [PMID: 25769921 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori GroES (HpGroES), a potent immunogen, is a secreted virulence factor that stimulates production of proinflammatory cytokines and may contribute to gastric carcinogenesis. HpGroES is larger than other bacterial orthologs because of an additional C-terminal region, known as domain B. We found that the HpGroES-induced IL-8 release by human gastric epithelial cells was dependent on activation of the MAPK and NF-κB pathways. HpGroES lacking domain B was unable to induce IL-8 release. Additionally, a TLR4 inhibitor significantly inhibited IL-8 secretion and reduced HpGroES-induced activation of MAPKs. Furthermore, HpGroES-induced IL-8 release by primary gastric epithelial cells from TLR4(-/-) mice was significantly lower than from wild-type mice. We also found that HpGroES bound to TLR4 in cell lysates and colocalized with TLR4 on the cell membrane only when domain B was present. We then constructed two deletion mutants lacking C-terminal regions and mutants with point mutations of two of the four cysteine residues, C111 and C112, in domain B and found that the deletion mutants and a double mutant lacking the C94-C111 and C95-C112 disulfide bonds were unable to interact with TLR4 or induce IL-8 release. We conclude that HpGroES, in which a unique conformational structure, domain B, is generated by these two disulfide bonds, induces IL-8 secretion via a TLR4-dependent mechanism.
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- Yu-Lin Su
- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; and
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan;
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OBJECTIVE Helicobacter pylori infection is recognized as a worldwide public health threat. Some studies have suggested that individuals with asthma have a lower rate of H. pylori infection, but the relation remains controversial. This meta-analysis was carried out to quantify the association between H. pylori infection and asthma. METHODS Published information on the prevalence of H. pylori in individuals with asthma was collected to assess the potential associations between H. pylori infection and the risk of asthma. Fourteen eligible studies were selected for analysis. Data on the study populations, detection method of H. pylori, and publication year were summarized. Meta-regression models and subgroup analyses were established to screen the factors resulting in heterogeneity. RESULTS Of the 106 articles retrieved, 14 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The 14 studies involved 28 283 patients, with a total H. pylori infection rate of 40.53%. This meta-analysis found a significantly lower rate of H. pylori infection in the asthmatics than in the controls (odds ratio=0.84, 95% confidence interval: 0.73-0.96, P=0.013). Subgroup analysis indicated a similar infection rate of CagA-positive H. pylori infection in the asthmatic group and the control group (odds ratio=0.73, 95% confidence interval: 0.41-1.28, P=0.03). CONCLUSION The pooled data suggest that asthmatics have a significantly lower rate of H. pylori infection. Large-scale and multicenter studies should be carried out to further determine the relation between this bacterium and allergic disorders.
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Topal F, Karaman K, Akbulut S, Dincer N, Dolek Y, Cosgun Y, Yonem O. The Relationship Between Mean Platelet Volume Levels and the Inflammation in Helicobacter Pylori Gastritis. J Natl Med Assoc 2010; 102:726-30. [DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30659-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cherian S, Burgner DP, Cook AG, Sanfilippo FM, Forbes DA. Associations between Helicobacter pylori infection, co-morbid infections, gastrointestinal symptoms, and circulating cytokines in African children. Helicobacter 2010; 15:88-97. [PMID: 20402811 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2009.00740.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Refugee children have complex medical needs and often have multiple infections. The relationship between infection, gastrointestinal symptoms, and systemic inflammation is poorly understood. We investigated these parameters in refugee children with a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori, helminth, and malaria infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS African refugee children were recruited at resettlement health screening. Data were collected on demography, gastrointestinal symptoms, co-morbid infection, and serum for peripheral cytokine levels. Helicobacter pylori infection was diagnosed by a fecal-based immunoassay. RESULTS Data from 163 children were analyzed, of which 84.0% were positive for H. pylori. Infected children were significantly older (9.2 years +/- 3.7 vs 7.1 years +/- 3.9, p = .01). Half the cohort (84/163, 51.5%) described gastrointestinal symptoms but these were not strongly associated with co-morbid infections. Helicobacter pylori-infected children had significantly lower circulating log-interleukin-8 (IL-8) (odds ratio 0.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.40, 0.94, p = .025). Helminth infections were common (75/163, 46%) and associated with elevated log-IL-5 (beta: 0.42, 95% CI 0.077, 0.76). Children with malaria (15/163, 9.2%) had elevated log-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) and log-IL-10 (beta: 0.67, 95% CI 0.34, 1.0 and beta: 1.3, 95% CI 0.67, 1.9, respectively). IL-10 : IL-12 ratios were increased in H. pylori-infected children with malaria or helminth infections. Symptoms were generally not associated with levels of circulating peripheral cytokines irrespective of co-morbid infection diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS There is a high prevalence of asymptomatic H. pylori infection in recently resettled African refugee children. Gastrointestinal symptoms were not predictive of H. pylori nor of helminth infections. Serum cytokines, particularly IL-5, IL-10, and TNFalpha, were significantly elevated in children with malaria and helminth infections but not in those with H. pylori infection.
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- Sarah Cherian
- School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Collodel G, Moretti E, Campagna MS, Capitani S, Lenzi C, Figura N. Infection by CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori strains may contribute to alter the sperm quality of men with fertility disorders and increase the systemic levels of TNF-alpha. Dig Dis Sci 2010; 55:94-100. [PMID: 19160044 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0704-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study was aimed to address the possibility that Helicobacter pylori infection may play a detrimental role in semen quality of men with idiopathic infertility. Infection by H. pylori and by strains expressing CagA was determined in 80 male infertile patients by Western blotting and ELISA. Semen analysis was performed by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy quantitatively elaborated (fertility index, immaturity, necrosis, and apoptosis percentages). Systemic levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha were evaluated. Infertile patients infected with H. pylori showed a low sperm quality respective to uninfected patients. Particularly, in CagA-positive patients we observed a significant reduction in sperm motility and in the fertility index, while apoptosis and necrosis were increased. In these patients, the means of systemic TNF-alpha levels were higher than those of uninfected patients. The negative influence of CagA-positive H. pylori infection on sperm quality may help to understand the role of chronic infections in reproductive disorders.
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- Giulia Collodel
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Applied Biology Section, Policlinico Le Scotte, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Chen Y, Xu SP. Advances in understanding the association of Helicobacter pylori infection with extragastric diseases. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:3008-3013. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i29.3008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is one of the most common human infections worldwide. It is associated with the development of a number of important upper gastrointestinal (GI) diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric malignancy. At present, there is evidence that H. pylori infection probably plays a critical role in the development of some extragastric diseases. However, there is still controversy over such association. In this article, we will give an overview of the recent advances in understanding the association of H. pylori infection with extragastric diseases.
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Associations of plasma IL-8 levels withHelicobacter pyloriseropositivity, gastric atrophy, andIL-8T-251A genotypes. Epidemiol Infect 2009; 138:512-8. [DOI: 10.1017/s0950268809990677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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SUMMARYThere are few data on circulatory pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and cytokine gene polymorphisms inH. pylori-positive patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the effects ofH. pyloriinfection, gastric atrophy, and theIL-8T-251A polymorphism on plasma IL-8 levels in 98 Japanese adults. Seventy-one subjects were positive forH. pyloriinfection. The geometric mean of plasma IL-8 concentration was significantly higher in subjects withH. pyloriinfection than in those without (P=0·001). The development of atrophy was negatively associated with IL-8 levels in theH. pylori-positive subjects, although not significantly. Plasma IL-8 levels in the T/T genotype were associated withH. pyloriinfection and atrophy status (P=0·016). Our findings suggested that circulating IL-8 levels were associated withH. pyloriinfection. The effect ofH. pyloriinfection on plasma IL-8 levels was not clearly modified by theIL-8T-251A polymorphism.
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Vascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1658-3612(09)70082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Manolakis A, Kapsoritakis AN, Potamianos SP. A review of the postulated mechanisms concerning the association of Helicobacter pylori with ischemic heart disease. Helicobacter 2007; 12:287-97. [PMID: 17669100 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2007.00511.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Since its discovery, Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, both digestive and extradigestive. Interestingly, the majority of the extradigestive-related literature is focused on two vascular manifestations: stroke and ischemic heart disease. Potential mechanisms for the establishment of a H. pylori-induced ischemic heart disease have been proposed with regard to chronic inflammation, molecular mimicry, oxidative modifications, endothelial dysfunction, direct effect of the microorganism on atherosclerotic plaques as well as changes regarding traditional or novel risk factors for ischemic heart disease or even platelet-H. pylori interactions. A positive link between H. pylori infection and ischemic heart disease has been suggested by a series of studies focusing on epidemiologic evidence, dyslipidemic alterations, upregulation of inflammatory markers or homocysteine levels, induction of hypercoagulability, oxidation of low-density lipoprotein, causation of impaired endothelial function, detection of H. pylori DNA in atherosclerotic plaques, and participation of certain antigens and antibodies in a cross-reactivity model. There are studies, however, which investigated the relationship between H. pylori and ischemic heart disease with regard to the same parameters and failed to confirm the suggested positive association. Further studies in the direction of interaction between H. pylori and the host's genotype as well as a quest for evidence towards novel risk factors for ischemic heart disease such as oxidative stress, vascular remodeling, vascular calcification, or vasomotor activity, may reveal a field of great interest, thus contributing to the determination of new potential mechanisms.
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- Anastassios Manolakis
- Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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Wang SK, Zhu HF, He BS, Zhang ZY, Chen ZT, Wang ZZ, Wu GL. CagA+ H pylori infection is associated with polarization of T helper cell immune responses in gastric carcinogenesis. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13:2923-31. [PMID: 17589941 PMCID: PMC4171143 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM: To characterize the immune responses including local and systemic immunity induced by infection with H pylori, especially with CagA+ H pylori strains and the underlying immunopathogenesis.
METHODS: A total of 711 patients with different gastric lesions were recruited to determine the presence of H pylori infection and cytotoxin associated protein A (CagA), the presence of T helper (Th) cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), expression of plasma cytokines, and RNA and protein expression of IFN-γ and IL-4 in gastric biopsies and PBMCs were determined by rapid urease test, urea [14C] breath test, immunoblotting test, flow cytometry , real time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS: Of the patients, 629 (88.47%) were infected with H pylori; 506 (71.16%) with CagA+ and 123 (17.30%) with CagA- strains. Among patients infected with CagA+ H pylori strains, Th1-mediated cellular immunity was associated with earlier stages of gastric carcinogenesis, while Th2-mediated humoral immunity dominated the advanced stages and was negatively associated with an abundance of Treg cells. However, there was no such tendency in Th1/Th2 polarization in patients infected with CagA- H pylori strains and those without H pylori infection.
CONCLUSION: Polarization of Th cell immune responses occurs in patients with CagA+ H pylori infection, which is associated with the stage and severity of gastric pathology during the progression of gastric carcinogenesis. This finding provides further evidence for a causal role of CagA+ H pylori infection in the immunopathogenesis of gastric cancer.
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- Shu-Kui Wang
- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori, a common cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer, has been associated with several extragastrointestinal diseases. Many studies have shown a positive relation between H. pylori infection and both chronic idiopathic urticaria and atopic dermatitis. METHODS The study included 20 patients diagnosed with chronic idiopathic urticaria and 20 with atopic dermatitis. A randomized sample of 20 healthy individuals was selected as a control group. H. pylori infection was assessed using the C-urea breath test, and anti-H. pylori IgG antibody titers were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS In the chronic idiopathic urticaria group, the urea breath test titer was positive in 75% of patients, and anti-IgG antibodies were also detected in 75% of patients. In the atopic dermatitis group, titer was positive in 70% and antibodies were detected in 65% of patients, while in the control group, the urea breath test titer was positive in 55% and antibodies were seen in 20% of patients. This difference was statistically highly significant (p < 0.001) in the case of anti-H. pylori antibodies in relation to chronic idiopathic urticaria and significant (p < 0.05) in the case of atopic dermatitis. CONCLUSIONS These results provide some evidence of a relationship between H. pylori infection and both chronic idiopathic urticaria and atopic dermatitis. Treatment of infection demonstrated by reduction in C-urea breath test and anti-H. pylori antibody titers resulted in partial improvement of clinical symptoms in patients with atopic dermatitis.
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- Ibrahim H Galadari
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dermatology Department, United Arab Emirates University and Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirate.
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Kanbay M, Kanbay A, Boyacioglu S. Helicobacter pylori infection as a possible risk factor for respiratory system disease: a review of the literature. Respir Med 2006; 101:203-9. [PMID: 16759841 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2005] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2006] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection may cause extradigestive manifestations directly or indirectly, by potential mechanisms. HP infection triggers a marked local inflammatory response and a chronic systemic immune response. Some of the mediators that are thought to be possibly involved in the pathogenesis of extradigestive diseases caused by HP infection include IL-1, TNF-alpha, interferon (IFN)-gamma, leukotriene C4 and platelet-activating factor. Previous epidemiological and serological case control studies have revealed that HP infection might have a role in the development of chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer and tuberculosis. However HP infection does not appear to have a role in the development of bronchial asthma. Considering the importance and prevalence of respiratory system diseases, it may be time to conduct well-designed sets of studies to clarify whether there is an association with HP infection and respiratory system diseases, and to answer questions that have been posed regarding the patterns of histology, genotypes of HP, and the effects of eradication therapy. The aim of this review was to analyze the possible association between HP and respiratory disease and provide a critical review of the relevant literature.
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- Mehmet Kanbay
- Department of Internal Medicine, Fatih University School of Medicine, 35 Sokak 81-5 Emek, 06490 Ankara, Turkey.
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Jun ZJ, Lei Y, Shimizu Y, Dobashi K, Mori M. High seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in chronic bronchitis among Chinese population. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2006; 208:327-31. [PMID: 16565595 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.208.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An increased seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), especially high virulent cytotoxin-associated gene-A (CagA) positive strains, has been found in many extragastrointestinal disorders. Moreover, it has been reported that the risk of chronic bronchitis may be increased in H. pylori infected patients. However, until now there are no data regarding the relationship between H. pylori infection and chronic bronchitis among Chinese population. Therefore the aim of the present study was to assess the seroprevalence of H. pylori and in particular of CagA positive virulent strains in patients with chronic bronchitis among Chinese population. We evaluated 46 patients with chronic bronchitis, 48 age- and sex-matched patients with peptic ulcer and 48 healthy control subjects. All enrolled subjects underwent a serologic test for H. pylori IgG and CagA by enzyme linked-immunosorbent assay (ELISA). There was no significant difference in the seropositivity for these parameters between chronic bronchitis and peptic ulcer groups (86.9% vs 89.6% for anti-H. pylori IgG and 67.4% vs 72.9% for anti-H. pylori-CagA IgG). However, these serological parameters were significantly higher in the patients with chronic bronchitis or peptic ulcer than those in control group, who showed 60.4% for anti-H. pylori IgG seropositivity and 20.8% for anti-H. pylori-CagA IgG seropositivity. Among the patients with chronic bronchitis, no significant difference was found in these serological parameters between the current cigarette smokers and never smokers. This is the first report of a high seroprevalence of H. pylori infection in chronic bronchitis among Chinese population.
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- Zhao Jian Jun
- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Derakhshan MH, El-Omar E, Oien K, Gillen D, Fyfe V, Crabtree JE, McColl KEL. Gastric histology, serological markers and age as predictors of gastric acid secretion in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori. J Clin Pathol 2006; 59:1293-9. [PMID: 16644877 PMCID: PMC1860535 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.036111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acid secretion is intimately associated with most upper gastrointestinal diseases. Helicobacter pylori infection is a major environmental factor modifying acid secretion. AIM To study the association between the pattern of H pylori gastritis and gastric secretory function in a large number of subjects without specific upper gastrointestinal disease. METHODS AND MATERIALS Maximal acid output (MAO) was measured in 255 patients with dyspepsia showing normal endoscopy. Activity and severity of gastritis, atrophy and H pylori infection were assessed in body and antral biopsies. The correlations of histological parameters as well as age, sex, height, weight, smoking, serum gastrin, pepsinogen I and II, and their ratio with MAO were determined. Multiple linear regression was used to show the best possible predictors of MAO. RESULTS Negative relationships: Body atrophy and body-combined (active and chronic) inflammatory scores showed a potent inverse correlation with MAO (correlation coefficients (CC) 0.59 and 0.50, respectively). Body:antral chronic gastritis ratio and body:antral combined inflammation ratio (both with CC = 0.49) and age (CC = 0.44) were also inversely correlated with MAO. Intestinal metaplasia at both antral and body sites had negative relationships with acid output with CC = 0.23 and 0.20, respectively. Positive relationships: Serum pepsinogen I, body H pylori density:combined inflammation ratio and pepsinogen I:II ratio with CC of 0.38, 0.38 and 0.30, respectively, correlated with MAO. The H pylori density: combined inflammation of both antrum and body positively correlated with MAO (CC = 0.29 and 0.38, respectively). Male sex and patient height also positively correlated with acid output. Modelling showed that body combined inflammatory score, body atrophy, age and serum pepsinogen I are independent predictors of acid output (R(2) = 0.62). CONCLUSION Combination of body gastritis, body atrophy, age and serum pepsinogen I can be used as predictors of acid-secretory state in populations infected with H pylori.
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- M H Derakhshan
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Colucci M, Rossiello MR, Pentimone A, Berloco P, Russo F, Di Leo A, Semeraro N. Changes in coagulation-fibrinolysis balance in blood mononuclear cells and in gastric mucosa from patients with Helicobacter pylori infection. Thromb Res 2005; 116:471-7. [PMID: 16181982 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2005.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2004] [Revised: 01/19/2005] [Accepted: 02/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori and some of its virulence factors stimulate human blood mononuclear cells (MNC) in vitro to produce tissue factor (TF) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2). In this study we investigated the procoagulant-fibrinolytic potential of blood MNC in patients with H. pylori infection. In the same patients we also evaluated the coagulation-fibrinolysis profile in gastric tissue and in plasma. METHODS AND RESULTS The production of TF and PAI-2 was evaluated in 61 patients with dyspepsia, 31 positive and 30 negative for H. pylori infection. TF expressed by MNC and PAI-2 accumulation in cell culture medium after incubation for 20 h at 37 degrees C were significantly higher in H. pylori(+) than in H. pylori(-) patients and were significantly correlated. TF and PAI-2 content in extracts of gastric mucosa was similar in the two groups whereas lower levels of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and thrombomodulin (TM) antigens were found in the antrum of H. pylori(+) patients. No difference between the groups was observed in plasma thrombus precursor protein, prothrombin fragment 1+2, D-dimer, t-PA, PAI-1, TM and thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS H. pylori infection is associated with functional abnormalities of blood MNC resulting in the coordinate expression of TF and antifibrinolytic activity. Changes in cell coagulation-fibrinolysis balance may represent a link between H. pylori infection and ischemic heart disease.
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- M Colucci
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General Pathology, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare, 11; I-70124 Bari, Italy.
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Pessi T, Virta M, Adjers K, Karjalainen J, Rautelin H, Kosunen TU, Hurme M. Genetic and environmental factors in the immunopathogenesis of atopy: interaction of Helicobacter pylori infection and IL4 genetics. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2005; 137:282-8. [PMID: 15970635 DOI: 10.1159/000086421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 04/07/2005] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Both genetic and environmental factors, e.g. early childhood infections, have a role in the pathogenesis of atopic diseases. OBJECTIVE To examine simultaneously the strength and possible interactions of two known such factors, IL4 genetics and Helicobacter pylori infection, on the risk of atopy and asthma. METHODS Gene polymorphism analyses and skin prick tests (SPT) were determined in 245 adult asthmatics and 405 nonasthmatic controls of population-based case-control study. SPTs were used as an indicator of atopy. H. pylori infection was verified by detecting anti-H. pylori IgG antibodies in sera. RESULTS A significant negative association was seen between the presence H. pylori antibodies and SPT positivity (> or =1 positive reactions) in both asthmatics and controls (p = 0.002 and p = 0.025, respectively) but the effect of IL-4 polymorphism (SNP -590C/T) was nonsignificant in both groups (p = 0.071 and p = 0.072, respectively). However, IL4 genetics had an effect on susceptibility to H. pylori: asthmatics carrying the IL4 -590 allele T had a diminished risk to be H. pylori infected (OR 0.485 95%CI 0.287-0.819). This effect was not seen in controls. Logistic regression analysis indicated that H. pylori and IL4 effects on atopy risk are not interdependent. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that the effect of H. pylori infection on atopy risk is stronger than that of IL4 genetics. There is no interaction between these factors on the pathogenesis of atopy suggesting that these factors have distinct immunopathogenetic mechanisms. However, the genetic effect may modify the role of infective agents by effecting on susceptibility to disease.
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- T Pessi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Roussos A, Philippou N, Krietsepi V, Anastasakou E, Alepopoulou D, Koursarakos P, Iliopoulos I, Gourgoulianis K. Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Med 2005; 99:279-84. [PMID: 15733502 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2004.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2004] [Accepted: 08/10/2004] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An increased seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and especially of the high virulent cytotoxin-associated gene-A (CagA) positive strains has been found in several extragastroduodenal pathologies, characterized by activation of inflammatory mediators. Moreover, it has been reported that the risk of chronic bronchitis may be increased in H. pylori infected patients. The aim of the present study was to assess the seroprevalence of H. pylori and in particular of CagA-positive virulent strains in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We evaluated 126 COPD patients (88 males and 38 females, aged 61.3+/-8.1 years) and 126, age and sex-matched, control subjects. All subjects enrolled underwent an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) IgG serologic test for H. pylori and CagA protein. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in patients and controls was 77.8% and 54.7%, respectively (P<0.001) and that of CagA-positive H. pylori infection was 53.9% and 29.3%, respectively (P<0.001). Moreover, COPD patients had a significantly increased mean serum concentration of both anti-H. pylori IgG (118.3+/-24.4 vs. 61.9+/-12.9U/ml, P<0.001) and anti-CagA IgG antibodies (33.8+/-3.4 vs. 19.0+/-1.5U/ml, P<0.001). Finally, no statistically significant difference, as regards the spirometric values, was detected between H. pylori infected COPD patients and uninfected ones. In conclusion, H. pylori infection may be associated with COPD. Further studies should be undertaken to clarify the potential underlying pathogenetic mechanisms.
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- Anastasios Roussos
- 9th Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SOTIRIA Chest Diseases Hospital, 20 Lerosolimon Street, 11252 Athens, Greece.
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El Miedany YM, Baddour M, Ahmed I, Fahmy H. Sjogren’s syndrome: concomitant H. Pylori infection and possible correlation with clinical parameters. Joint Bone Spine 2005; 72:135-41. [PMID: 15797493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Accepted: 04/26/2004] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify whether or not there are clinical markers that correlate with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and its implication to handling this group of patients. METHODS Four groups of patients were studied. Group 1, 36 patients with primary SS; group 2, 31 patients with secondary SS; group 3, 46 patients with various connective tissue diseases not suffering from sicca symptoms, and group 4, 64 healthy controls. Clinical assessment was done and a score for disease manifestation was given for every SS patient. Serum IgG and IgM antibodies to H. pylori were assessed by ELISA. RESULTS The prevalence and mean titer of H. pylori infection in patients with SS in group 1 (80.6%) and 2 (71%) were significantly higher than in group 3 (60.9%) and 4 (56.3%) (P < 0.01). There was significant correlation between H. pylori infection and age, disease duration, global score for disease status and C-reactive protein (CRP) in SS patients. On the other hand, there was no significant correlation with body mass index, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). CONCLUSION Patients with SS are more prone to have H. pylori infection in comparison to other connective tissue diseases. Serum antibody titer to H. pylori correlated with index for clinical disease manifestations, age, disease duration and CRP. Assessment of H. pylori infection in older patients suffering from active SS for a relatively long duration is recommended, especially those suffering form primary SS for more than 3 years.
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Bayraktaroğlu T, Aras AS, Aydemir S, Davutoğlu C, Ustündağ Y, Atmaca H, Borazan A. Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are not increased in dyspeptic patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis. Mediators Inflamm 2004; 13:25-8. [PMID: 15203561 PMCID: PMC1781536 DOI: 10.1080/09629350410001664789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a non-invasive microorganism causing intense gastric mucosal inflammatory and immune reaction. H. pylori-induced gastric mucosal cytokine overproduction has been clearly documented previously. The stomach has a large surface area and continuous spill-over of locally produced cytokines into the blood stream is a possibility. There are few and conflicting data on circulatory proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients with H. pylori infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-two dyspeptic patients were enrolled into the study. The presence of H. pylori infection was diagnosed with antral histopathologic examination. After overnight fasting; serum samples were obtained from each patient to determine circulating interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels. RESULTS: H. pylori was shown in 30 cases using Giemsa stain in antral histopathologic evaluation. Twelve cases were negative for H. pylori staining. Both the age and sex distribution had an insignificant difference in both H pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative groups. The mean circulatory levels of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-a in both groups were not different. The situation was same in respect to the serum levels of these cytokines and the degree of inflammation, H. pylori density and activation scores according to Sydney classification. CONCLUSION: We could not show elevated circulatory levels of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-alpha in H. pylori-infected cases. We believe that H. pylori-related cytokine activation become concentrated on gastric mucosa and this pathogen-induced local inflammatory cascade does not cause changes in circulatory levels of these cytokines. Moreover, there is no correlation between the levels of serum cytokines and Sydney parameters.
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- Taner Bayraktaroğlu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
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Consolazio A, Borgia MC, Ferro D, Iacopini F, Paoluzi OA, Crispino P, Nardi F, Rivera M, Paoluzi P. Increased thrombin generation and circulating levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in patients with chronic Helicobacter pylori-positive gastritis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2004; 20:289-94. [PMID: 15274665 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02074.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conflicting data have been reported concerning the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and coronary heart disease. AIM To evaluate clotting system activation and plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, a procoagulant cytokine, in patients with H. pylori-positive and -negative gastritis. METHODS Three groups of patients were identified: 38 with H. pylori-positive gastritis, 18 with H. pylori-negative gastritis, and 40 H. pylori-negative controls with normal gastric mucosa. Plasma levels of prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 (F1 + 2) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha were assayed. Patients were also controlled after 2 and 6 months following standard H. pylori eradication treatment. RESULTS At baseline, fragment 1 + 2 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha levels in H. pylori-positive patients were significantly higher than those in H. pylori-negative patients with gastritis (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively). After H. pylori eradication, fragment 1 + 2 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha levels showed a significant decrease at 2 months (P = 0.03 and P = 0.02, respectively) and a further reduction at 6 months, reaching levels observed in H. pylori-negative patients and controls. CONCLUSIONS The increase thrombin generation rate and the correlation of plasma fragment 1 + 2 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha levels in H. pylori-positive patients suggest a role for inflammation in mediating the relationship between H. pylori infection and activation of the clotting system.
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- A Consolazio
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, Rome, Italy.
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Kondo Y, Joh T, Sasaki M, Oshima T, Itoh K, Tanida S, Kataoka H, Ohara H, Nomura T, Itoh M. Helicobacter pylori eradication decreases blood neutrophil and monocyte counts. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2004; 20 Suppl 1:74-9. [PMID: 15298609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01988.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on systemic disorders is not well understood. AIM The purpose of this study was to elucidate the systemic effects of H. pylori infection by comparing differential counts of leukocytes and platelets in peripheral blood before and after eradication of H. pylori. METHODS A total of 164 H. pylori-positive patients underwent eradication therapy, and populations of peripheral blood leukocytes and platelets before and 0 (just after therapy), 1, 3 and 12 months after eradication were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS In the eradicated group (n = 138), blood leukocytes, neutrophils and monocytes decreased significantly after eradication, but there was no significant change in eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes or platelets. In the non-eradicated group (n = 26), there was no significant change in any studied parameter. With regard to smoking status, although leukocytes and neutrophils did not decrease after eradication in the smoking group, they significantly decreased after eradication in the nonsmoking group. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that: (1) H. pylori infection increases neutrophil and monocyte counts in the peripheral blood, which indicates a significant role of H. pylori infection in systemic disorders; and (2) Smoking may mask the effect of H. pylori eradication on peripheral leukocytes, which would explain the controversy in previous reports concerning H. pylori infection and peripheral leukocytes.
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- Y Kondo
- Department of Internal Medicine and Bioregulation, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Cheng KS, Tang HL, Chou FT. Serum IL-8 as a possible marker for determining the status of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with untreated and treated peptic ulcer. Adv Ther 2004; 21:39-46. [PMID: 15191156 DOI: 10.1007/bf02850264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Failure to eradicate Helicobacter pylori can lead to peptic ulcer recurrence and gastric malignancy. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop a noninvasive method for determining whether H. pylori infection was eradicated with antibiotic-based triple therapy. A total of 17 patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) and 17 with gastric ulcer (GU) were evaluated both before and after treatment. Outcomes included serum levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8), pepsinogen I, and gastrin, and the Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to test significance. Changes in these parameters were also correlated with disease status. In those patients where both GU and DU healing occurred as a result of treatment, most showed an increase in serum IL-8 and a decrease in serum pepsinogen. Serum gastrin levels were not significantly changed in either group. Posttreatment increases in serum IL-8 were seen in 15 of 17 (88%) recovered DU patients and 14 of 17 (82%) recovered GU patients (P<.05 for each). Posttreatment decreases in pepsinogen I were found in 15 of 17 DU and 15 of 17 GU patients (P<.05 for each). These preliminary findings suggest that an increase in serum IL-8 and possibly a decrease in pepsinogen I may be useful in identifying the successful eradication of H. pylori infection in patients with peptic ulcer treated with antibiotics. A more systematic analysis of these putative diagnostic markers is now warranted.
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- Ken-Sheng Cheng
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Li H, Stoicov C, Cai X, Wang TC, Houghton J. Helicobacter and gastric cancer disease mechanisms: host response and disease susceptibility. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2003; 5:459-67. [PMID: 14602053 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-003-0034-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Helicobacter infection is the single most common cause of gastric cancer worldwide. Although infection prevention and eradication of established infection offer the potential for cure, these strategies are neither feasible nor practical for widespread implementation. Patients most at risk need to be identified and targeted for treatment. For disease to occur, bacterial, environmental, and nutritional factors require a genetically susceptible host. Consequently, it is important to understand how the organism interacts with the host to cause disease. Only through an understanding of what places a patient at risk can we hope to identify susceptible patients early enough in disease to have an impact on their outcome. The immune response is the single most important determinant of disease. Single nucleotide polymorphisms within the promoter region of several critical proinflammatory genes dramatically increase the risk of Helicobacter-associated gastric cancer. Additionally, environmental and dietary factors may modulate the immune response or directly influence key apoptotic and proliferative signaling cascades to alter disease presentation. Lastly, concurrent disease states may have a dramatic impact on the host response to Helicobacter infection and influence disease. An understanding of the immune signaling pathways responsible for disease and the ways in which environmental risk factors influence these pathways will allow identification of populations that are most at risk and targeted prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Hanchen Li
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, LRB Second Floor, Room 209, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester MA 01605, USA.
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Chimienti G, Russo F, Lamanuzzi BL, Nardulli M, Messa C, Di Leo A, Correale M, Giannuzzi V, Pepe G. Helicobacter pylori is associated with modified lipid profile: impact on Lipoprotein(a). Clin Biochem 2003; 36:359-65. [PMID: 12849867 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(03)00063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Helicobacter pylori is a controversial risk factor for atherosclerosis. We investigated whether the bacterium persistent inflammation or the expression of the cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) may affect serum lipids as well as Lipoprotein(a). DESIGN AND METHODS Two hundred-eleven healthy volunteers were evaluated for lipids and Lipoprotein(a). Helicobacter pylori was characterized by Urea Breath Test and IgG-anti-CagA. apo(a) Kringle-IV polymorphism was genotyped. RESULTS Prevalence of the infection was 72%; 43% of subjects expressed CagA reactivity. Infected subjects showed increased levels of cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol atherogenic index. Association with the Helicobacter pylori CagA(-) strains persisted after the adjustment for covariates. Significant difference between infected and uninfected subjects was found in Lipoprotein(a) levels. This difference did not arise from the Kringle-IV genotype. CONCLUSIONS The infection per se significantly modified serum lipid and Lipoprotein(a) concentrations. CagA does not seem to be a reliable marker of pathogenicity for the atherogenic complications of H. pylori infection.
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- G Chimienti
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Ierardi E, Di Leo A, Barone M, Marangi S, Burattini O, Panarese A, Margiotta M, Francavilla R, Panella C, Francavilla A, Cuomo R. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and apoptosis in Helicobacter pylori related progressive gastric damage: a possible mechanism of immune system involvement in epithelial turnover regulation. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2003; 25:203-11. [PMID: 12784913 DOI: 10.1081/iph-120020470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori (HP) related inflammation is mediated by tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), which "in vitro" increases epithelial apoptosis in response to infection. In the early stages of HP gastritis, a raised epithelial apoptosis occurs; this phenomenon becomes less evident with progression towards intestinal metaplasia. Aim of our study was to analyze "in vivo" mucosal TNFalpha in relation to epithelial apoptosis in the progression of HP related histological damage. Antral biopsies from 20 HP positive patients were retrospectively studied: 10 with and 10 without intestinal metaplasia (IM and CG group respectively); samples of 10 dyspeptics with normal HP negative stomach (N) were used as control. The following parameters were evaluated by immunohistochemistry: 85 kDa caspase-cleaved fragment (p85) of human poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) labelling index (LI) as marker of apoptosis and TNFalpha LI in stromal cells as marker of inflammatory response. Both epithelial apoptosis and mucosal TNFalpha expression were higher in chronic active gastritis compared to intestinal metaplasia and controls (PARP and TNFalpha LI: CG > IM > N; ANOVA & Student-Neumann-Keuls; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). Pearson's coefficient showed a significant correlation between PARP and TNFalpha LI in IM and CG groups. Our data show that mucosal TNFalpha, similarly to what suggested "in vitro", may be related "in vivo" to epithelial apoptosis thus suggesting a possible mechanism for immune system involvement in the control of gastric epithelial turnover.
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- E Ierardi
- Gastroenterology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
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In the past few years, a variety of extradigestive disorders, including cardiovascular, skin, rheumatic and liver diseases, have been associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The activation of inflammatory mediators by H. pylori seems to be the pathogenetic mechanism underlying the observed associations. The present review summarizes the current literature, including our own studies, concerning the association between H. pylori infection and respiratory diseases.
A small number of epidemiological and serologic, case-control studies suggest that H. pylori infection may be associated with the development of chronic bronchitis. A frequent coexistence of pulmonary tuberculosis and H. pylori infection has also been found. Moreover, recent studies have shown an increased H. pylori seroprevalence in patients with bronchiectasis and in those with lung cancer. On the other hand, bronchial asthma seems not to be related with H. pylori infection.
All associations between H. pylori infection and respiratory diseases are primarily based on case-control studies, concerning relatively small numbers of patients. Moreover, there is a lack of studies focused on the pathogenetic link between respiratory diseases and H. pylori infection. Therefore, we believe that larger studies should be undertaken to confirm the observed results and to clarify the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms.
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- Anastasios Roussos
- 9th Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SOTIRIA Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and the 14th overall cause of death. Detection of disease usually occurs at an advanced stage and overall survival rates for gastric cancer are poor. Our current model for gastric cancer progression clearly maintains Helicobacter infection as the primary inducer of gastric metaplastic and neoplastic disease. Helicobacter pylori is a ubiquitous organism, infecting more than half the world's population. It has been suggested that this infection directly contributes to the formation of gastric cancer in up to 80% of cases; however, gastric malignancy develops in only a subset (< 1%) of infected patients. Therefore, predisposition to Helicobacter-associated gastric cancer is most likely multifactorial, including the interaction of bacterial, host and environmental components. Our understanding of how the organism interacts with the gastric mucosa and synergizes with dietary and other environmental factors to induce malignant mucosal changes is evolving. Indeed, H. pylori has direct effects on the gastric mucosa, but the major factor in disease progression appears to be a robust host Th1 immune response in the setting of a permissive environment. In combination, these factors predispose to the formation of atrophy, metaplasia and gastric cancer. Understanding the interaction of the bacterium with the host and the environment can potentially identify patients most at risk. Identifying potentially removable factors (in addition to H. pylori infection) in the acquisition and progression of neoplastic disease may provide targets for early intervention and prevention strategies.
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- JeanMarie Houghton
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, NRB Second Floor, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605-2324, USA.
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