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Malfertheiner P, Camargo MC, El-Omar E, Liou JM, Peek R, Schulz C, Smith SI, Suerbaum S. Helicobacter pylori infection. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2023; 9:19. [PMID: 37081005 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-023-00431-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 156.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infection causes chronic gastritis, which can progress to severe gastroduodenal pathologies, including peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. H. pylori is usually transmitted in childhood and persists for life if untreated. The infection affects around half of the population in the world but prevalence varies according to location and sanitation standards. H. pylori has unique properties to colonize gastric epithelium in an acidic environment. The pathophysiology of H. pylori infection is dependent on complex bacterial virulence mechanisms and their interaction with the host immune system and environmental factors, resulting in distinct gastritis phenotypes that determine possible progression to different gastroduodenal pathologies. The causative role of H. pylori infection in gastric cancer development presents the opportunity for preventive screen-and-treat strategies. Invasive, endoscopy-based and non-invasive methods, including breath, stool and serological tests, are used in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. Their use depends on the specific individual patient history and local availability. H. pylori treatment consists of a strong acid suppressant in various combinations with antibiotics and/or bismuth. The dramatic increase in resistance to key antibiotics used in H. pylori eradication demands antibiotic susceptibility testing, surveillance of resistance and antibiotic stewardship.
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- Peter Malfertheiner
- Medical Department II, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.
- Medical Department Klinik of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Otto-von-Guericke Universität, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George & Sutherland Clinical Campuses, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Medical Department II, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
- DZIF Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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- DZIF Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
- Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
- National Reference Center for Helicobacter pylori, Munich, Germany
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Choi YI, Lee SM, Chung JW, Kim KO, Kwon KA, Kim YJ, Kim JH, Lee SM, Jeong JY, Park DK. Therapeutic Potential of Sitafloxacin as a New Drug Candidate for Helicobacter Eradication in Korea: An In Vitro Culture-Based Study. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10101242. [PMID: 34680822 PMCID: PMC8532961 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10101242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection worldwide has driven the search for a new therapeutic candidate. Recently, sitafloxacin, a novel 4-quinolone agent, has emerged as a new therapeutic option for H. pylori eradication, in Japan. However, data on its efficacy for H. pylori eradication in Korea are limited. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of sitafloxacin as a first-line treatment for patients with Helicobacter infection through gastric tissue culture-based studies. Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled treatment-naïve patients with H. pylori infection who visited the Gil Medical Center between March 2015 and March 2018. After obtaining written informed consent from patients, a total of 121 H. pylori strains were collected. We tested the susceptibility of these strains to sitafloxacin, and other antibiotics for Helicobacter eradication, including clarithromycin (CLR), metronidazole (MTZ), amoxicillin (AMX), tetracycline (TET), levofloxacin (LEV), and ciprofloxacin (CIP) using the agar dilution technique. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of these antibiotics against H. pylori strains were determined. Results: None of the H. pylori strains obtained were resistant to sitafloxacin (MIC > 1, n = 0), while other conventional eradication drugs including CLR, MTZ, AMX, and TET showed 24.8% (n = 30), 30.6% (n = 37), 5.0% (n = 6), and 0.8% (n = 1) resistance, respectively. Compared to the resistance rates of other quinolones (LEV [36.4%, n = 44] and CIP [37.2%, n = 45]), sitafloxacin showed the best antibiotic performance against Helicobacter strains (0%, n = 0). Furthermore, sitafloxacin also inhibited the growth of 14 H. pylori strains (12.4%), which were resistant to both of clarithromycin, and metronidazole, and 27 strains (22.3%) with multidrug resistance. Conclusions: Sitafloxacin might be a new promising candidate for Helicobacter eradication where antibiotic resistance for Helicobacter is an emerging medical burden, such as in Korea.
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- Youn I Choi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-32-460-3778
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (S.M.L.); (J.-Y.J.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (S.M.L.); (J.-Y.J.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea; (Y.I.C.); (S.M.L.); (K.O.K.); (K.A.K.); (Y.J.K.); (J.H.K.); (D.K.P.)
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Burgos‐Santamaría D, McNicholl AG, Gisbert JP. Empirical
Helicobacter pylori
rescue therapy: an 18‐year single‐centre study of 1200 patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ygh2.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Diego Burgos‐Santamaría
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal Instituto Ramón y Cajal De Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) Universidad de Alcalá Madrid Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit Hospital Universitario de La Princesa Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS‐IP) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD) Madrid Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit Hospital Universitario de La Princesa Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS‐IP) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD) Madrid Spain
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Salehi N, Attaran B, Eskini N, Esmaeili M, Sharifirad A, Sadeghi M, Mohammadi M. New insights into resistance of Helicobacter pylori against third- and fourth-generation fluoroquinolones: A molecular docking study of prevalent GyrA mutations. Helicobacter 2019; 24:e12628. [PMID: 31282059 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fluoroquinolones hinder bacterial DNA replication by inhibiting DNA gyrase. However, mutations, in the QRDR segment of its A subunit (GyrA), cause antibiotic resistance. Here, the interactions of levofloxacin (LVX), gemifloxacin (GXN), and moxifloxacin (MXN) with Helicobacter pylori GyrA, in LVX-resistant vs -sensitive strains, were studied. METHODS Levoflixacin-sensitive (n = 4) and -resistant (n = 9) H pylori strains, randomly selected from another antibiotic susceptibility study, underwent PCR amplification of gyrA gene, spanning the QRDR segment. The amplified gene fragments were sequenced and aligned. The homology model of H pylori GyrA was built based on that of Escherichia coli, and energy minimization was done. The interaction patterns of LVX, GXN, and MXN with GyrA were analyzed via molecular docking studies. RESULTS Sequence alignment of the 13 studied strains, created 5 categories of strains: (A) wild type-like (H pylori ATCC26695), (B) N87K-only, (C) D91N-only, (D) N87K + V94L, and (E) D91N + A97V mutations. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for LVX-sensitive (category A) and -resistant (categories B-E) strains were <1 mg/L and ≥32 mg/L, respectively. The binding mode of GyrA in category A with LVX identified G35/N87/Y90/D91/V94/G114/S115/I116/D117/G118/D119, as key residues, some residing outside the QRDR segment. Category B strains lost only one interaction (G35), which led to elevated binding free energy (∆G) and full LVX resistance. Categories C-E lost more contacts, with higher ∆G and again full LVX resistance. GXN bound to GyrA of categories A and B via a different set of key residues, while MXN retained the lost contact (G35) in LVX-resistant, category B strains. CONCLUSION Using molecular docking tools, we identified the key residues responsible for interaction of GyrA with LVX, GXN, and MXN. In the presence of N87K-only mutation, the loss of one of these contacts (ie, G35) led to full LVX resistance. Yet, GXN and MXN overcame this mutation, by retaining all key contacts with GyrA.
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- Najmeh Salehi
- Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
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- HPGC Research Group, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Current and Future Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infections. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1149:211-225. [PMID: 31016626 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2019_367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common human pathogens and it has been estimated that about 50% of the world's population is currently infected. The present consensus is that, unless there are compelling reasons, all H. pylori infections should be cured. Since the 1990s, different national and international guidelines for the management of H. pylori-related diseases have been published and periodically updated regarding indications for treatment, diagnostic procedures, and preferred treatment regimens. Most guidelines provide sophisticated meta-analyses examining the outcome of different regimens done in regions with variable, often high rates of resistance to antibiotics, for which the prevalence and effects of resistance was often ignored. Although successful antimicrobial therapy must be susceptibility-based, increasing antimicrobial resistance and general unavailability of susceptibility testing have required clinicians to generally rely on empiric regimens. Antibiotics resistance of H. pylori has reached alarming high levels worldwide, which has an effect to efficacy of treatment. The recommendations should provide regimes for multi-resistant infections or for those where susceptibility testing is unavailable or refused. The first rule is to use only proven locally effective therapies. Because of patient intolerances, drug allergies, and local experiences, the clinicians should have at least two options for first-line therapy. As with any antimicrobial therapy, a thorough review of prior antibiotic use is invaluable to identify the presence of probably resistance. The second key is patient education regarding potential and expected side-effects and the importance of completing the course of antibiotics. We also review here triple therapies, sequential-concomitant, hybrid therapies, bismuth therapies, dual therapy, vonoprazan, modern antibiotic treatments, probiotics and vaccination.
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