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ArticleInfection and immunity2016

Lactobacilli Reduce Helicobacter pylori Attachment to Host Gastric Epithelial Cells by Inhibiting Adhesion Gene Expression.

Nele de Klerk, Lisa Maudsdotter, Hanna Gebreegziabher, Sunil D Saroj, Beatrice Eriksson, Olaspers Sara Eriksson, Stefan Roos, Sara Lindén, Hong Sjölinder, Ann-Beth Jonsson

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07704255 (Study on the Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Eradication of Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07704255 phase4recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Study on the Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Eradication of Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorSichuan Provincial People's HospitalRan2026 to 2026Enrolled10ConditionsHelicobacter Pylori InfectionArmstransanal fecal bacteria transplant
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nele de KlerkDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lisa MaudsdotterDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hanna GebreegziabherDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Sunil D SarojDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beatrice ErikssonDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Olaspers Sara ErikssonDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stefan RoosDepartment of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Sara LindénDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hong SjölinderDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ann-Beth JonssonDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden ann-beth.jonsson@su.se.
Stockholm University · SESwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SEUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human gastrointestinal tract, including the harsh environment of the stomach, harbors a large variety of bacteria, of which Lactobacillus species are prominent members. The molecular mechanisms by which species of lactobacilli interfere with pathogen colonization are not fully characterized. In this study, we aimed to study the effect of lactobacillus strains upon the initial attachment of Helicobacter pylori to host cells. Here we report a novel mechanism by which lactobacilli inhibit adherence of the gastric pathogen H. pylori In a screen with Lactobacillus isolates, we found that only a few could reduce adherence of H. pylori to gastric epithelial cells. Decreased attachment was not due to competition for space or to lactobacillus-mediated killing of the pathogen. Instead, we show that lactobacilli act on H. pylori directly by an effector molecule that is released into the medium. This effector molecule acts on H. pylori by inhibiting expression of the adhesin-encoding gene sabA Finally, we verified that inhibitory lactobacilli reduced H. pylori colonization in an in vivo model. In conclusion, certain Lactobacillus strains affect pathogen adherence by inhibiting sabA expression and thereby reducing H. pylori binding capacity.

Indexed as

AntibiosisBacterial AdhesionAdhesins, BacterialAnimalsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansLactobacillusMice, TransgenicAdhesins, BacterialSabA protein, Helicobacter pylori

Identifiers

PMID26930708
PMCPMC4862695
OpenAlexW2290046651

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