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ArticleGut and liver2010

Suppressed Gastric Mucosal TGF-beta1 Increases Susceptibility to H. pylori-Induced Gastric Inflammation and Ulceration: A Stupid Host Defense Response.

Yunjeong Jo, Sang Uk Han, Yoon Jae Kim, Ju Hyeon Kim, Shin Tae Kim, Seong-Jin Kim, Ki-Baik Hahm

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Article in Gut and liver, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yunjeong JoLaboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
Sang Uk Han
Yoon Jae Kim
Ju Hyeon Kim
Shin Tae Kim
Seong-Jin Kim
Ki-Baik Hahm
Gachon University · KRAjou University · KRCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsLoss of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) exhibits a similar pathology to that seen in a subset of individuals infected with Helicobacter pylori, including propagated gastric inflammation, oxidative stress, and autoimmune features. We thus hypothesized that gastric mucosal TGF-beta1 levels could be used to determine the outcome after H. pylori infection.

methodsNorthern blot for the TGF-beta1 transcript, staining of TGF-beta1 expression, luciferase reporter assay, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for TGF-beta1 levels were performed at different times after H. pylori infection.

resultsThe TGF-beta1 level was markedly lower in patients with H. pylori-induced gastritis than in patients with a similar degree of gastritis induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. There was a significant negative correlation between the severity of inflammation and gastric mucosal TGF-beta1 levels. SNU-16 cells showing intact TGF-beta signaling exhibited a marked decrease in TGF-beta1 expression, whereas SNU-638 cells defective in TGF-beta signaling exhibited no such decrease after H. pylori infection. The decreased expressions of TGF-beta1 in SNU-16 cells recovered to normal after 24 hr of H. pylori infection, but lasted very spatial times, suggesting that attenuated expression of TGF-beta1 is a host defense mechanism to avoid attachment of H. pylori.

conclusionsH. pylori infection was associated with depressed gastric mucosal TGF-beta1 for up to 24 hr, but this apparent strategy for rescuing cells from H. pylori attachment exacerbated the gastric inflammation.

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Helicobacter pyloriHost defenseInflammationTGF-βUlcer

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PMCPMC2871604
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