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ArticleGut pathogens2014

Association between Helicobacter pylori genotypes and severity of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric mucosal interleukin-8 levels: Evidence from a study in the Middle East.

Iqbal Siddique, Asmaa Al-Qabandi, Jaber Al-Ali, Waleed Alazmi, Anjum Memon, Abu Salim Mustafa, Thamradeen A Junaid

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Article in Gut pathogens, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Iqbal SiddiqueDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait ; Thunayan Al-Ghanim Gastroenterology Center, Al-Amiri Hospital, Sharq, Kuwait.
Asmaa Al-QabandiDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Jaber Al-AliDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait.
Waleed AlazmiDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait ; Thunayan Al-Ghanim Gastroenterology Center, Al-Amiri Hospital, Sharq, Kuwait.
Anjum MemonDivision of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
Abu Salim MustafaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Thamradeen A JunaidDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Kuwait University · KWAmiri Hospital · KWBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe varied clinical presentations of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection are most likely due to differences in the virulence of individual strains, which determines its ability to induce production of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the gastric mucosa. The aim of this study was to examine association between cagA, vacA-s1 and vacA-s2 genotypes of H. pylori and severity of chronic gastritis and presence of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), and to correlate these with IL-8 levels in the gastric mucosa.

methodsGastric mucosal biopsies were obtained from patients during esophagogastroduodenoscopy. The severity of chronic gastritis was documented using the updated Sydney system. H. pylori cagA and vacA genotypes were detected by PCR. The IL-8 levels in the gastric mucosa were measured by ELISA.

resultsH. pylori cagA and/or vacA genotypes were detected in 99 patients (mean age 38.4±12.9; 72 males), of whom 52.5% were positive for cagA, 44.4% for vacA-s1 and 39.4% for vacA-s2; and 70.7% patients had PUD. The severity of inflammation in gastric mucosa was increased with vacA-s1 (p=0.017) and decreased with vacA-s2 (p=0.025), while cagA had no association. The degree of neutrophil activity was not associated with either cagA or vacA-s1, while vacA-s2 was significantly associated with decreased neutrophil activity (p=0.027). PUD was significantly increased in patients with cagA (p=0.002) and vacA-s1 (p=0.031), and decreased in those with vacA-s2 (p=0.011). The level of IL-8 was significantly increased in patients with cagA (p=0.011) and vacA-s1 (p=0.024), and lower with vacA-s2 (p=0.004). Higher levels of IL-8 were also found in patients with a more severe chronic inflammation (p=0.001), neutrophil activity (p=0.007) and those with PUD (p=0.001).

conclusionsPresence of vacA-s1 genotype of H. pylori is associated with more severe chronic inflammation and higher levels of IL-8 in the gastric mucosa, as well as higher frequency of PUD. Patients with vacA-s2 have less severe gastritis, lower levels of IL-8, and lower rates of PUD. The presence of cagA genotype is not associated with the severity of gastritis or IL-8 induction in the gastric mucosa. The association of cagA with PUD may be a reflection of its presence with vacA-s1 genotype.

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cagAGastritisHelicobacter pyloriInterleukin-8Peptic ulcer diseasevacA-s1vacA-s2

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PMID25279005
PMCPMC4181383
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