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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2015

Correlation of Helicobacter pylori genotypes with gastric histopathology in the central region of a South-European country.

Nuno Almeida, Maria Manuel Donato, José Manuel Romãozinho, Cristina Luxo, Olga Cardoso, Maria Augusta Cipriano, Carol Marinho, Alexandra Fernandes, Carlos Sofia

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nuno AlmeidaGastroenterology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Praceta Mota Pinto e Avenida Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal, nunoperesalmeida@gmail.com.
Maria Manuel Donato
José Manuel Romãozinho
Cristina Luxo
Olga Cardoso
Maria Augusta Cipriano
Carol Marinho
Alexandra Fernandes
Carlos Sofia
University of Coimbra · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOutcome of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection results from interaction of multiple variables including host, environmental and bacterial-associated virulence factors.

aimThis study aimed to investigate the correlation of cagA, cagE, vacA, iceA and babA2 genotypes with gastric histopathology and disease phenotype in the central region of a South-European country.

methodsThis prospective study involved 148 infected patients (110 female; mean age 43.5 ± 13.4 years) submitted to endoscopy with corpus and antrum biopsies. H. pylori was cultured and DNA extracted from the isolates. Genotypes were determined by PCR. Histopathological features were graded according to the updated Sydney system and OLGA/OLGIM classification. Only patients with single H. pylori genotypes and complete histopathological results were included.

resultsAntrum samples presented higher degrees of atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, chronic inflammation and neutrophil activity. Genotype distribution was as follows: cagA-31.8 %; cagE-45.9 %; vacA s1a-24.3 %; vacA s1b-19.6 %; vacA s1c-0.7 %; vacA s2-55.4 %; vacA m1-20.9 %; vacA m2-79.1 %; vacA s1m1-18.9 %; vacA s1m2-25.7 %; vacA s2m1-2 %; vacA s2m2-53.4 %; iceA1-33.8 %; iceA2-66.2 %; babA2-12.2 %. CagA genotype was significantly associated with higher degrees of intestinal metaplasia, neutrophil activity, chronic inflammation and OLGIM stages. BabA2 was linked with higher H. pylori density. Strains with vacA s1m1 or vacA s1m1 + cagA positive genotypes had a significant association with peptic ulcer and vacA s2m2 with iron-deficient anemia.

conclusionscagA, vacA s1m1 and babA2 genotypes are relatively rare in the central region of Portugal. cagA-positive strains are correlated with more severe histopathological modifications. This gene is commonly associated with vacA s1m1, and such isolates are frequently found in patients with peptic ulcer.

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Adhesins, BacterialAdolescentAdultAgedAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsFemaleGastritisHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePortugalProspective StudiesAdhesins, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBabA protein, Helicobacter pyloriBacterial ProteinscagA protein, Helicobacter pyloriPicB protein, Helicobacter pyloriVacA protein, Helicobacter pylori

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