Oxidative stress expression status associated to Helicobacter pylori virulence in gastric diseases

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the status of expression of inflammation markers, antioxidant and oxidant enzymes in biopsies from patients diagnosed with gastritis, gastric ulcer (GU) and gastric cancer (GC) and the Helicobacter pylori virulence from these isolated biopsies in order to evaluate a possible association among these factors. METHODS: H. pylori genotype from isolated biopsies was performed by PCR. The pattern of expression of inflammation (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-8, IL-10 and IL-12), oxidant (iNOS and Nox1) and antioxidant markers (MnSOD, GPX and CAT) of biopsies from gastritis, GU, GC and control groups was performed by RT-PCR. RESULTS: Different from other gastric diseases studied here, gastritis is characterized by an oxidative stress with significant expression of TNF-alpha, IL-8, IL-12, iNOS and Nox and significant absence of MnSOD and GPX expression. Gastritis was the only condition where there was an association between TNF-alpha or IL-8 expression and H. pylori cagA+/vacAs1 genotype. In this case, TNF-alpha expression was about 3 times higher when compared to control subjects. CONCLUSION: In this study, only gastritis was found to be associated with significant oxidative stress marker expression of TNF-alpha and IL-8 that was also related to H. pylori virulence, suggesting that they are the main oxidant stress markers responsible to trigger an increase in ROS level that contributes to decrease the expression of the MnSOD and GPX.     

The role of epitheliocytes secreting vascular endothelial growth factor, pancreatic polypeptide and glucagon in the development of oncological diseases of the stomach

The present study included 104 patients with gastric disorders associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. Thirty of them presented with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), 30 with gastric ulcer (GU), 20 with adenomatous gastric polyps (AGP), and 24 with gastric cancer (GC). The control group was comprised of 12 practically healthy subjects. We elucidated the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and endocrine cells of gastric mucosa producing glucagon (GC) and pancreatic polypeptide (PPP) in the patients with GAG, GU, AGP and GC prior to and after the surgical intervention and following eradication therapy. It was shown that GAG, AGP, and GC were associated with the persistence of Helicobacter pylori infection and accompanied by hyperplasia of GC and PPP-secreting endocrine cells of gastric mucosa. GU was characterized by hypolasia of VEGF-secreting epithelial cells of the stomach and GC and PPP-secreting endocrine cells of gastric mucosa. The levels of VEGF, GC and PPP that directly or indirectly realize their pathological properties through H. pylori, Bcl-2, and proapoptotic protein BAX proved to be of high prognostic value as regards the evolvement and clinical course of gastric disorders associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. The study demonstrated that adequate eradication therapy in patients with H. pylori-associated diseases of the stomach significantly reduces the number of gastric cells secreting VEGF and has practically no effect on the amount of GC and PPP-producing endocrine cells of gastric mucosa.     

不同消化性疾病患者幽门螺杆菌毒力基因类型及意义研究

目的分析用不同消化性疾病来源的幽门螺杆菌(Hp)毒力基因的检测结果及其意义。方法收集该院胃镜室于2015年1月至2016年7月采集的628例患者胃活检标本,分离培养Hp,检测其携带的毒力基因,并探讨Hp与慢性萎缩性胃炎(CAG)、慢性浅表性胃炎(CSG)、消化性溃疡(PUD)的相关性。结果 628份胃活检标本中成功分离出214株Hp,选取其中172株提取DNA,发现Hp携带cagA、vacA、dupA、iceA、oipA、luxS多种毒力基因,其中vacA s1m1是CSG的危险因素,vacA s1m2与iceA1+/iceA2+提高PUD的发生率,dupA+提高十二指肠溃疡危险度。结论不同消化性疾病与Hp感染密切相关,dupA可考虑作为Hp致十二指肠溃疡的标记基因,vacA s1m2与iceA1+/iceA2+增加了发生PUD的危险性。     

Frequencies of serum antibodies to Helicobacter pylori CagA and VacA in a Turkish population with various gastroduodenal diseases

Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains secreting cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) and vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) proteins is associated with more severe gastroduodenal pathologies. However, this association varies among geographical regions and ethnic groups. We investigated the frequencies of antibodies to CagA and VacA proteins in 131 H. pylori-infected dyspeptic patients [40 duodenal ulcer (DU), 19 gastric ulcer (GU), 28 gastric cancer (GC), and 44 non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD)] across 30 H. pylori-infected and endoscopically normal asymptomatic subjects (AS). Anti-CagA and anti-VacA antibodies were detected by Western blotting. The positivity rates of anti-CagA and anti-VacA antibodies were higher in patients with DU (92.5 and 75%), GU (89.5 and 84.2%) and GC (96.4 and 85.7%) than patients with NUD (70.5 and 50%) and AS (50 and 23.3%) (p < 0.05). CagA+ VacA+ phenotype was more frequent in patients with DU, GU and GC than patients with NUD and AS (75, 84.2, 85.7 vs. 47.7 and 20%, respectively) (p < 0.01). Our results showed that there is a significantly positive association between the presence of anti-CagA and anti-VacA antibodies and DU, GU and GC in our region.     

cagA vacA alelles and babA2 genotypes of Helicobacter pylori associated with gastric disease in Brazilian adult patients

Helicobacter pylori is an important human pathogen that causes chronic gastritis and is associated with development of peptic ulcer disease and gastric malignancies. The vacuolating cytotoxin (vacA), cagA gene, and babA2 gene are important virulence factor involving gastric diseases. Eighty-nine Helicobacter pylori-positive gastric biopsies were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and Southern blotting for H. pylori detection and genotyping with primer pairs from each virulence gene. Fifty-three strains (59%) were common vacA genotype s1/m1, and only 14 (16%) were s2/m2, 12% of strains was found to have multiple infection. The cagA presence was detected in 48% (43 strains) and babA2 gene was detected in 44% of our H. pylori strains. We observed high percentage of s1/m1 strains with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and a significant correlation between cagA presence with the s1 allele and babA2 gene with chronic gastritis.     

湖南地区幽门螺杆菌CagA基因3’端多态性与胃小二指肠疾病的关系

目的 探讨湖南地区幽门螺杆菌（Helifcobacter Hpylori）细胞毒素相关基因（CagA基因）3＇端可变区序列特征及其与胃十二指肠疾病的关系.方法 本地区有明显上消化道症状患者235例,其中慢性胃炎（CG）57例,胃溃疡（GU）62例,十二指肠溃疡（DU）70例,胃癌（GC）46例.于胃镜检查时用灭菌活检钳取胃窦组织1块,分离培养出H.pylori 89株,用PCR法对上述菌株的CagA基因扩增及测序,并通过生物信息学软件进行多重序列比对和相似性分析.结果 H.pylori培养阳性率为37.9%（89/235）,其中H.pylori CagA阳性者占91.7%（77/84）,GU组、DU组和GC组CagA阳性率高于CG组,其差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）.77株H.pylori CagA基因3＇端均具有3个EPIYA重复序列,其中第2个EPIYA序列存在3种突变型,占18.2%（14/77）.H.pylori CagA基因3＇端序列特征以东亚型为主,占88.3%（68/77）,东亚型的CagA阳性菌株在GU组、DU组及GC组高于CG组（P〈0.05）.所有东亚型CagA阳性菌株CagA序列特征类似于Yamaoka报道的A型.结论 湖南地区H.pylori CagA阳性菌株以东亚型为主,均具有3个EPIYA重复序列,其中第2个序列存在3种突变型,其与消化性溃疡和胃癌发生有关.     

Factors affecting efficacy of proton pump inhibitors in NAID-induced gastric ulcers

AIM: To determine factors which may influence efficacy of therapy with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in gastric ulcer (GU) induced by nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NAID). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two groups of GU patients treated with PPI in 2001-2005 were identified: 41 cases when ulcer healing was not achieved for 3 weeks and more (study group) and 218 cases treated for this time successfully (controls). The groups did not differ significantly by gender (females 84.6 and 78.6%) and age (59.2 +/- 16.8 and 58.7 +/- 12.4 years). RESULTS: The patients of the study group had ulcers of 10 mm and more in size much more frequently than the controls (OR 12.5, CI 5.8-26). Also, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcer history, intake of glucocorticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs, ineffective preventive treatment with PPI (OR 5.3, CI 3.4-8.4; OR 3.1, CI 1.5-6.0; OR 3.1, CI 1.6-6.0; OR 3.4, CI 1.7-6.7; OR 2.7, CI 1.3-5.6, respectively) were recorded in the study group more often. Helicobacter pylori was absent in 75.6% patients of the study group but these findings can not be compared with those in the controls as the majority of them had not been examined for gastric H. pylori. CONCLUSION: Large ulcer, RA, ulcer history, treatment with GCS, cytotoxic drugs, PPI and, probably, the absence of H. pylori decrease efficacy of PPI in gastric ulcer induced by NAID.     

幽门螺杆菌cagA、vacA抗体与胃十二指肠疾病的相关性研究

目的：探讨幽门螺杆菌（Hp)毒力基因cagA,vacA抗体与胃十二指肠疾病之间的关系。方法：采用免疫印迹法检测440例胃十二指肠疾病患者血清中的cagA,vacA抗体。结果：cagA,vacA抗体在440例患者中的检出率分别为73%，37.0%。在慢性胃炎（CG），十二指肠肠球部溃疡（DU），胃癌（GC）患者专利号，cagA,vacA抗体摄影性率分别为62.9%,76.1%,96.9%与33.0%,31.0%,62.5%；经u检验显示；慢性胃炎组与十二指肠球部溃疡组比较，无明显差异。胃癌组与慢性胃炎组，十二指肠球部溃疡组比较，有显著性差异。结论：本文通过患者血清中Hp抗体（cagA和vacA)的检测。推知其cagA和vacA抗体的表达状况，可为胃十二指肠疾病的诊断提供血清中Hp抗体（cagA和vacA)的检测，推知其cagA和vacA抗体的表达状况，可为胃十二指肠疾病的诊断提供依据。但不能作为区分Hp感染所致胃十二指肠疾病的单一指标。     

幽门螺杆菌感染与胃粘膜林巴滤泡关系探讨

目的：为了探讨含有细胞毒素相关基因A（cagA）菌株感染与胃粘膜淋巴滤泡形成之间的关系,并对胃粘膜淋巴滤泡的发生与幽门螺杆菌（Hp）感染状况的关系等进行观察。方法：我们对655例慢性胃炎,消化性溃疡的患者进行胃镜检查,取胃窦粘膜组织作Hp检测和组织病理检查,并选择70份Hp培养阳性的临床分离菌,用PCR扩增法进行cagA基因的检测。结果：Hp感染患者中胃粘膜淋巴滤泡的发生率（60.14%）显著高于非Hp感染者（17.06%）;胃粘膜淋巴滤泡在活动性胃炎比非活动性胃炎中更易检测到;在Hp相关性胃肠病中,慢性胃炎、胃溃疡、十二指肠球溃这三者之间胃粘膜淋巴滤泡的发生率无显著性差异;另外,还观察到含cagA基因的Hp菌株与胃粘膜淋巴滤泡的增生两者之间无相关性。结论：胃粘膜淋巴滤泡的发生直接与Hp感染相关,并可作为一种Hp感染相关性胃肠病中一个较为恒定的形态特征;Hp作为一种抗原刺激胃粘膜产生淋巴滤泡的作用与Hp菌株的毒力（cagA基因）无关,任何Hp感染均可刺激胃粘膜产生淋巴滤泡。     

Heterogeneity of cag genotypes and clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection

Helicobacter pylori infecting strains may include colony subtypes with different cytotoxin-associated gene (cag) genotypes. We sought to determine whether the cag heterogeneity of infecting strains is related to the clinical outcome of infection. Gastric biopsies for culture and histologic study were taken from 19 patients infected with cagA-positive strains (6 with duodenal ulcer, 8 with atrophic gastritis, and 5 with nonatrophic gastritis). For each biopsy, DNA was extracted from 10 single colonies and from a sweep of colonies. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cagA and cagE (both located in the right half of cag) and virB11 (located in the left half of cag) was performed. Random amplified polymorphic DNA PCR (RAPD-PCR) and sequencing of glmM PCR product were performed to verify strain identity of colonies with different cag genotypes. In all patients, PCR from sweeps were positive for cagA, showing that all specimens contained cagA-positive H. pylori subtypes. In 11 patients, PCR products from all colonies were positive for cagA, cagE, and virB11, but in 8 patients, PCR products from varying numbers of colonies were negative for 1 or more cag genes. RAPD-PCR and sequencing of glmM PCR product confirmed the strain identities of colonies with different cag genotypes. We detected cag deletions in 6 of 8, 2 of 5, and 0 of 6 patients with atrophic gastritis, nonatrophic gastritis, and duodenal ulcer, respectively (P = .02). In conclusion, changes in cag genotype in single colony isolates from subjects infected with cagA-positive H. pylori strains are more common in atrophic than in nonatrophic gastritis or duodenal ulcer. These findings are consistent with host-induced (acid secretion?) adaptive changes in cag genotype during infection.     

Non-invasive diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: simplified 13C-urea breath test, stool antigen testing, or DNA PCR in human feces in a clinical laboratory setting?

OBJECTIVES: (1) To compare two stool antigen EIAs (HpSA, FemtoLab) and PCR of ureaseA and cagA in feces, with (13)C-urea breath test (UBT). (2) To ascertain whether a simplified UBT (breath collection time = 10 min) is as reliable as the standard assay (30 min). DESIGN AND METHODS: Helicobacter pylori status was recorded in Group 1 (n = 187) by UBT, H. pylori stool antigen, ureA and cagA PCR in feces. UBT with 10, 20 and 30 min sampling was performed in Group 2 patients (n = 283). RESULTS: The sensitivity and specificity of HpSA, FemtoLab, and ureA were 67% and 99%, 90% and 96%, 35% and 98%, respectively. cagA results were positive in 16/48 H. pylori-positive, and in 5/100 H. pylori-negative patients. The results of UBT with a 10- and 30-min sampling strictly overlapped. CONCLUSION: UBT with 10 min breath collection and FemtoLab stool antigen assay are the most reliable non-invasive tests to diagnose H. pylori infection.     

三联疗法对幽门螺杆菌感染者胃上皮细胞的影响

目的：观察“三联疗法”对（幽门螺杆菌）感染者胃黏膜上皮细胞凋亡与一氧化氮（NO）的影响。方法；分别用TUNEL法和NADPH—d法对HP阳性的十二指肠球部溃疡（DU）、胃溃疡（GU）治疗前后以及组织学上正常的HP阴性者各10例的胃黏膜活检组织进行细胞凋亡和一氧化氮检测。结果：在HP阳性的十二指肠溃疡、胃溃疡、HP阴性的正常组织中，细胞凋亡逐渐减少，凋亡指数除在胃溃疡与球部溃疡之间差异无显著性外（P〉0．05），两组与正常组相互比较差异均有显著性（P〈0．05）。“三联疗法”后，HP转阴，细胞凋亡显著减少，NOS阳性细胞数在HP阳性的实验组比HP阴性的正常对照组显著增多（P〈0．01），但各实验组之间差异均无显著性（P〉0．05）。在HP阳性的十二指肠溃疡、胃溃疡细胞凋亡与NOS呈显著正相关（P〈0．05）。结论：HP感染能诱导胃上皮细胞凋亡，引起胃黏膜NO的升高。“三联疗法”可使HP转阴，并通过抑制胃黏膜上皮细胞凋亡与NO的产生而达到治疗作用。     

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Various ABO Blood Groups of Kashmiri Population

Aim: This study was carried out to assess the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in various ABO blood groups of people of Kashmir.Method: The study comprised 80 individuals - 50 peptic ulcer patients (whose disease was diagnosed by endoscopy) and 30 asymptomatic volunteers. Every subject's blood group and Rhesus status was determined by standard serological tests. Helicobacter pylori infection was diagnosed by three different methods viz., one minute endoscopy room test (urease test), Gram staining and by histology. The detection of Helicobacter pylori by histological examination using Giemsa staining was taken as the 'gold standard' for the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection.Results: Out of 80 individuals, 67 were males and 13 females aged between 18-65 years. The majority of peptic ulcer patients had blood group 'O' (n = 28.56%). The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection amongst peptic ulcer patients was 76%. There was no difference in Helicobacter pylori positivity in various blood groups.Conclusion: Blood group 'O' though a risk factor for peptic ulcer (Duodenal ulcer) is not a risk factor for acquiring Helicobacter pylori infection.     

Specifics of apoptotic activity and expression of regulatory molecules (Ki-67, Bcl-2) of gastric mucosal epitheliocytes, in the process of Correa's cascade

The subjects of the study were 104 patients with Helicobacter pylori (HP)-associated gastric pathology, including 30 patients with gastric ulcer (GU), 30 patients with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), 20 patients with CAG plus adenomatous polyps (AP), and 24 patients with gastric cancer (GC). All the subjects were examined dynamically; the comparison group consisted of 12 practically healthy people. The study revealed that GU, CAG, AP, and GC were consequent stages of gastric mucosal epithelial cell regeneration disorder which manifested by the fact that the apoptotic activity of these cells was lower than their proliferation rate, and this difference grew with time; the reflection of this was the growth of Ki-67 and Bcl-2 expression. HP eradication improved the process of cell regeneration. Epithelial cell apoptosis/proliferation ratio tended to normalize, which suggests that the processes of mucosal atrophy and metaplasia, and initial signs of gastric mucosal dysplasia in patients with HP-associated pathology may be reversible.     

Characteristics of clinical Helicobacter pylori strains from Ecuador

In Ecuador, Helicobacter pylori infections are highly prevalent. A total of 42 H. pylori clinical isolates from 86 patients attending the outpatient clinic of the gastroenterology department of the university hospital of Guayaquil in Ecuador were characterized. Their susceptibility, and cagA and vacA status were determined. Resistance to metronidazole and clarithromycin was found in 80.9% and 9.5% of strains, respectively. Neither amoxicillin- nor tetracycline-resistant strains were found. The most prevalent genotype was the cagA(+), vacA s1b,m1 type. This genotype was associated with gastric cancer and peptic ulcer. Typing by random amplified polymorphic DNA showed no genetic relationship among the strains.     

Association of cagA+ Helicobacter pylori with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

Cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) encodes a highly immunogenic and virulence-associated protein. The presence of cagA(+) H. pylori strains in tonsil and adenoid tissues may affect clinical outcome. The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of H. pylori cagA gene in tonsil and adenoid tissues and to establish the potential association of cagA(+) H. pylori in recurrent adenotonsillitis (RAT) and adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH). For this aim, a total of 118 tissue samples (71 tonsil and 47 adenoid tissues) were collected from a total of 71 children: 28 cases with RAT and 43 cases with ATH. The samples were analyzed for glmM gene to detect the infection with H. pylori by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). H. pylori-positive samples were further analyzed for the presence of the cagA gene. The PCR analysis showed that 29 samples (24.6%) were positive for H. pylori. Seventeen out of these 29 samples (58.6%) were found positive for cagA; the cagA gene was detected in 12 samples of ATH and 5 samples of RAT. The presence rate of cagA gene was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in ATH patients than that found in RAT patients. These results suggest that presence of cagA(+) H. pylori may be associated with development of ATH.     

广州地区消化道疾病患者中H.pylori ureA和vacA s1基因及cagA基因亚型分布

目的 分析研究广州地区消化道疾病患者中H.pylori ureA、vacA s1基因和cagA基因亚型(ABC、ABD、ABAB、AAD等)的分布状况及其与胃黏膜病理检测结果间的相关性.方法 随机选取227例消化道疾病患者的胃黏膜标本,分别来自病理组织学检测无病理改变者46例,慢性胃炎130例,消化性溃疡29例,萎缩性胃炎15例,胃癌7例.并用实时荧光定量PCR检测H.pylori ureA基因、vacA s1基因,用PCR扩增cagA羧基端EPIYA基序所在区,然后测序确定其亚型.以保守基因ureA的存在判断H.pylori感染.结果 227例消化道疾病患者中,有50.7% (115/227)的患者H.pylori阳性,其中,vacA s1基因阳性91.3%(105/115),cagA基因阳性78.3%(90/115).4种cagA-EPIYA亚型分布为,ABC 17.8%(16/90)、ABD 78.9%(71/90)、AAD 2.2%(2/90)、ABAB 1.1%(1/90).无病理改变组中H.pylori 阳性32.6%(15/46),vacA s1基因阳性28.3%(13/46),cagA基因阳性26.1%(12/46);慢性胃炎组H.pylori 阳性48.5%(63/130),vacA s1基因阳性43.8%(57/130),cagA基因阳性36.2%(47/130);溃疡组H.pylori 阳性72.4%(21/29),vacA s1基因阳性65.5%(19/29),cagA基因阳性55.2%(16/29);萎缩性胃炎组H.pylori 阳性66.7%(10/15),vacA s1基因阳性66.7%(10/15),cagA基因阳性66.7%(10/15);胃癌组H.pylori阳性85.7%(6/7),vacA s1基因阳性85.7%(6/7),cagA基因阳性71.4%(5/7).H.pylori在不同胃黏膜病理组的分布差异有统计学意义(χ2=16.72;P<0.01),溃疡、萎缩性胃炎、胃癌组中H.pylori的分布明显高于无病理改变与炎症组(χ2=16.02;P<0.01).但在H.pylori阳性患者中,强毒力因子vacA s1基因(χ2=2.00;P=0.74)、cagA基因(χ2=3.44;P=0.49)及cagA-EPIYA亚型(χ2=3.66;P=0.45)在无病理改变、炎症、溃疡、萎缩性胃炎及胃癌组中的分布差异均无统计学意义.结论 广州消化道疾病患者中H.pylori的感染与胃黏膜病理改变显著相关,而广州地区消化道疾病患者中H.pylori高毒力亚型的强致病性并不明显,需扩大标本量,再细化疾病种类进一步分析高毒力H.pylori对胃肠道疾病发生的影响.

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Objective To detect the distribution of H.pylori ureA, vacA s1 gene and cagA subtype(ABC, ABD, ABAB, AAD, et al) in patients with digestive diseases in Guangzhou and investigate the relationship with the pathological findings of gastric mucosa.Methods A total of 227 randomly selected gastric mucosa from patients with digestive diseases were enrolled in the research, including 46 without pathological changes, 130 with chronic gastritis, 29 with peptic ulcer, 15 with atrophic gastritis and 7 with gastric cancer.Real-time PCR assay were used to detect Helicobacter pylori ureA gene and vacA s1 gene.EPIYA motifs in the 3′ region of cagA were amplified by conventional PCR followed by subtype sequencing. The conserved gene ureA was used to detect H.pylori infection.Results Among the 227 patients with digestive diseases, 50.7% (115/227) patients were H.pylori positive, in which 91.3%(105/115) carried vacA s1 and 78.3% (90/115) carried cagA. Four types of cagA-EPIYA subtype were detected, including ABC 17.8%(16/90), ABD 78.9%(71/90), AAD 2.2%(2/90) and ABAB 1.1%(1/90).In the non-pathological change group, 32.6% (15/46) were H.pylori positive, in which 28.3% (13/46) carried vacA s1 and 26.1% (12/46) carried cagA;in chronic gastritis group, it was 48.5% (63/130), 43.8% (57/130) and 36.2% (47/130), respectively;in ulcer group, it was 72.4% (21/29), 65.5% (19/29) and 55.2% (16/29), respectively;in atrophic gastritis group, it was 66.7% (10/15), 66.7% (10/15) and 66.7% (10/15), respectively;in gastric cancer group, it was 85.7% (6/7), 85.7% (6/7) and 71.4% (5/7), respectively.The distribution of H.pylori among the 4 groups had statistical significance (χ2=16.72;P<0.01). H.pylori was more prevalent in ulcer, atrophic gastritis and cancer group than in inflammation group and non-pathological change group (χ2=16.02;P<0.01).In patients infected by H.pylori, there was no significant difference in the distribution of vacA s1 gene as high virulence factors among non-pathological change, inflammation, ulcer, atrophic gastritis and cancer group (χ2=2.00;P=0.74), as well as cagA (χ2=3.44;P=0.49) and EPIYA subtypes (χ2=3.66;P=0.45).Conclusions H.pylori infection is significantly associated with the pathological change of gastric mucosa for patients with digestive diseases in Guangzhou, while the relationship with the pathogenicity of H.pylori with high virulence genotype is not significant.More samples and diseases reclassification are needed to make an advanced analysis of the effect of H.pylori with high virulence in gastrointestinal diseases development.     

Relationship between CagA-bearing strains of Helicobacter pylori and gastrointestinal pathology

AIM: To study the prevalence of CagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori in Novosibirsk residents and to assess their relation to some clinical parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Random sample of the population (218 males and 220 females aged 25-64 years) was examined. Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori and CagA protein were tested in the sera using enzyme immunoassay. Gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated with questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of H. pylori infection was 88%, among H. pylori-positive persons CagA-positivity was revealed in 58%. Presence of antibodies to CagA protein was associated with dyspepsia (OR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.2-2.5) and history of peptic ulcer (OR = 3.6, 95% CI 1.0-14.5). CagA-positive subjects more frequently reported bowel disturbances, diarrhea, in particular (OR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.2-7.4). CONCLUSION: The data showed similar distribution of H. pylori and CagA-positivity among adult population in Russia and Eastern European countries. CagA-positivity is associated with peptic ulcer and dyspepsia.     

幽门螺杆菌细胞毒素相关蛋白A、细胞毒素相关蛋白E、细胞空泡毒素A基因型与上消化道疾病的关系

目的分析幽门螺杆菌(Hp)的细胞毒素相关蛋白A(cagA)、细胞毒素相关蛋白E(cagE)、细胞空泡毒素A(vacA)基因型与上消化道疾病的关系。方法选取112例上消化道疾病患者,对其胃黏膜组织中Hp菌株的cagA、cagE、vacA基因型进行检测和分析。结果所有患者胃黏膜样本中的Hp菌株均为cagA基因和cagE基因阳性表达,阳性率均为100%。患者的vacAs1/m~2表型的阳性率最高,分别为54.1%和60.5%,其次为vacAs1/mlb表型和vacAs1/m~-表型,阳性率分别为13.2%~21.1%。消化性溃疡患者和慢性胃炎患者的Hp基因各表型的阳性率的差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论上消化道疾病患者胃黏膜组织中的Hp菌株呈现cagA、cagE、vacAs1/m~2等基因亚型的优势表达,说明这些毒力因子表型在Hp引发和促进上消化道疾病的过程中具有重要的作用,但与上消化道疾病类型缺乏相关性。     

老年人消化性溃疡与慢性萎缩性胃炎的相关性研究

目的研究老年人消化性溃疡与慢性萎缩性胃炎的相关性。方法对十二指肠溃疡（DU）、胃溃疡（GU）和复合性溃疡（CU）的老年患者胃窦、胃窦胃体交界处和胃体黏膜以及慢性胃炎（CG）患者胃窦黏膜活检标本进行组织学检查,统计各自胃黏膜的萎缩、肠化生、慢性炎症、活动性和幽门螺杆菌（Hp）感染的发生率。结果 DU患者胃窦、胃窦胃体交界处和胃体黏膜的萎缩发生率分别为54.0%、8.0%和16.0%,肠化生发生率分别为19.0%、6.0%和4.0%。其胃窦黏膜肠化生的发生率明显低于相应的GU、CU或CG者。3种消化性溃疡和CG患者均存在胃窦部慢性炎症,且老年消化性溃疡患者胃体部炎症的发生率较高,其胃炎活动性以胃窦部为主,且均较CG者高。结论老年人消化性溃疡均可有胃窦部灶性萎缩和肠化生发生,但DU胃窦黏膜肠化发生率最低,这可能是老年DU患者罹患胃癌危险性较低的原因之一。