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ArticleCurrent urology2015

Molecular Evidence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Prostate Tumors.

Mohammed S Al-Marhoon, Allal Ouhtit, Aisha O Al-Abri, Krishna P Venkiteswaran, Qassim Al-Busaidi, Josephkunju Mathew, Ibrahim Al-Haddabi, Omar Shareef, Shahid Aquil, Khalid Rahman and 3 more

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Article in Current urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammed S Al-MarhoonDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Allal OuhtitDepartment of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Aisha O Al-AbriDepartment of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Krishna P VenkiteswaranDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Qassim Al-BusaidiDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Josephkunju MathewDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Ibrahim Al-HaddabiDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Omar ShareefDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Shahid AquilDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Khalid RahmanDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Intisar Al-HashmiDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Ishita GuptaDepartment of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Shyam S GangulyDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman.
Sultan Qaboos University · OM

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is detectable in both benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). Epidemiological studies have shown significant associations between infective chronic prostatitis and prostatic carcinoma. Many bacteria have been found in the prostate of patients with chronic prostatitis, BPH, and PCa.

methodsOne hundred consecutive patients with prostate diseases were enrolled in the study. Detection of H. pylori DNA in prostate tissue from patients with BPH and PCa was performed using both immunohistochemistry and PCR, and the results were confirmed by DNA sequencing. Odds ratios and the Fisher Exact test were used for the analysis of the associations between the variables.

resultsAmong the patients, 78% had BPH and 19% had PCa. While immunohistochemistry showed no positive sample for H. pylori, PCR combined with sequencing detected H. pylori DNA in prostate tissue samples from 5 patients. However, statistical analysis of the data showed that BPH and PCa are not significantly associated with the presence of H. pylori DNA in prostate tissue (odds ratio = 0.94, 95% confidence interval = 0.09-23.34, one-tailed Chi-square value = 0.660, p > 0.05). The limitation of this study was the small number of PCa patients.

conclusionsThis study provides, for the first time, molecular evidence of the presence of H. pylori DNA in prostatic tissue of patients with BPH and PCa. It paves the way for further comprehensive studies to examine the association of H. pylori infection with BPH and PCa.

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Benign prostate hyperplasiaHelicobacter pylori infectionPCRProstate cancer

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PMCPMC4748770
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