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  • 1
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. The goal of this study was to see whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the oral cavity might adversely affect the outcome of eradication therapy for gastric H. pylori.Materials and Methods. Forty-seven patients (36 males, 11 females) with gastric H. pylori infection were enrolled in this study. Gastric H. pylori infection was confirmed by both immunohistological staining with anti-H. pylori antibody and bacterial culture of biopsy specimens. The therapeutic regimen consisted of 30 mg/day lansoprazole, 750 mg/day metronidazole, and 400 mg/day clarithromycin administered for 2 weeks. A fragment of the H. pylori urease gene was amplified by nested PCR for DNA extracted from saliva and dental plaque from the same patients. We examined the correlation between the gastric eradication success rate and the prevalence of H. pylori in the oral cavity as determined by PCR before and after the eradication therapy.Results. The eradication success rate was significantly lower in the oral H. pylori-positive cases (12/23, 52.1%) than in the negative cases (22/24, 91.6%) at 4 weeks after the therapy (p = .0028). Two years later, only 16 of the 23 (69.5%) oral H. pylori-positive cases were disease-free, as compared to 23 of the 24 (95.8%) oral H. pylori-negative cases (p = .018).Conclusions. H. pylori in the oral cavity affected the outcome of eradication therapy and was associated with a recurrence of gastric infection. We recommend that oral H. pylori should be examined by nested PCR and, if positive, should be considered a causal factor in refractory or recurrent cases.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background.  Cap polyposis is a rarely encountered disease characterized by multiple distinctive inflammatory colonic polyps located from the rectum to the distal colon. The etiology of this disease is still unknown, and no specific treatment has been established.Aim.  We report three cases of cap polyposis that were cured following eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection.Methods and Results.  Three women were referred to Shinshu University Hospital because of mucoid and/or bloody diarrhea. Laboratory data showed hypoproteinemia in all cases; markers of inflammation such as C-reactive protein were negative. Colonoscopy revealed multiple sessile polyps with mucus adherent on the apices of the mucosal folds in the rectum and/or the sigmoid colon. The intervening mucosa was normal. Microscopic examinations of biopsy specimens taken from sessile polyps revealed inflamed mucosa with elongated tortuous crypts attenuated towards the mucosal surface. A granulation tissue ‘cap’ was observed on the surface of the mucosa. Various treatments were unsuccessful, including administration of metronidazole or prednisolone, avoidance of straining at defecation, and surgical or endoscopic resection. All were diagnosed with H. pylori infection in the stomach. Helicobacter pylori was not detected in the biopsy specimens from the colonic inflammatory polyps by immunohistochemical study using polyclonal anti-H. pylori antibody. After successful eradication therapy the clinical symptoms improved. Disappearance of cap polyposis was confirmed by colonoscopy in all three cases.Conclusion.  We speculate that H. pylori infection might play a role in the pathogenesis of cap polyposis.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonizes not only the surface of the surface mucous cells but also the surface mucous gel layer (SMGL). Thus, we examined the possible value of pronase, a mucolytic agent, as a potential eradication therapy.Materials and Methods. One hundred and thirty-five patients were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Sixty-eight patients received 30 mg of lansoprazole once daily, 500 mg of amoxicillin and 250 mg of metronidazole thrice daily for 2 weeks (LAM group), while the other 67 patients received the same dosage of those agents plus 18,000 tyrosine units of pronase thrice daily for 2 weeks (LAMP group). Eradication was assessed 4–6 weeks after treatment by immunohistochemical tests and cultures. We also determined the in vitro activity of pronase against H. pylori, and evaluated the synergistic effects between pronase and the other three drugs. To investigate the effect of pronase on the structure of the SMGL, surgically removed stomachs obtained from patients who had taken pronase were examined histopathologically.Results. The cure rates for H. pylori infection in the LAMP group were significantly higher than those in the LAM group (intention to treat analysis: 94.0 vs. 76.5%, p = .0041). Pronase exhibited no antibacterial activity against H. pylori., and no in vitro synergistic effects were observed. In the patients who took pronase before surgery, the SMGL was thinner than in the patients who did not take pronase, and the structure of the SMGL was markedly disrupted.Conclusions. Pronase has an additive effect in curing H. pylori infection. Pronase has no apparent in vitro activity against H. pylori, but may improve the local delivery of antibiotics by virtue of its removal and disruption of the SMGL.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background.  Two types of mucous cell are present in gastric mucosa: surface mucous cells (SMCs) and gland mucous cells (GMCs), which consist of cardiac gland cells, mucous neck cells, and pyloric gland cells. We have previously reported that the patterns of glycosylation of SMC mucins are reversibly altered by Helicobacter pylori infection. In this study, we evaluated the effects of H. pylori infection on the expression of GMC mucins in pyloric gland cells.Methods.  Gastric biopsy specimens from the antrums of 30 H. pylori-infected patients before and after eradication of H. pylori and 10 normal uninfected volunteers were examined by immunostaining for MUC6 (a core protein of GMC mucins), α1,4-N-acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase (α4GnT) (the glycosyltransferase which forms GlcNAcα1-4Galβ-R), and GlcNAcα1-4Galβ-R (a GMC mucin-specific glycan).Results.  MUC6, α4GnT, and HIK1083-reactive glycan were expressed in the cytoplasm, supranuclear region, and secretory granules in pyloric gland cells, respectively. The immunoreactivity of MUC6 and α4GnT, but not of GlcNAcα1-4Galβ-R, in the pyloric gland increased in H. pylori-associated gastritis, and after the eradication of H. pylori, the increased expression of MUC6 and α4GnT in the gastric mucosa of H. pylori-infected patients decreased to almost normal levels. This up-regulation was correlated with the degree of inflammation.Conclusions.  In addition to the synthesis of GMC mucins increasing reversibly, their metabolism or release may also increase reversibly in H. pylori-associated gastritis. The up-regulation of the expression of gastric GMC mucins may be involved in defense against H. pylori infection in the gastric surface mucous gel layer and on the gastric mucosa.
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  • 5
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Helicobacter 8 (2003), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: BackgroundAttempts have been made to develop an accurate method for detecting Helicobacter pylori in histological sections. Materials and Methods.Biopsy specimens were obtained from the stomachs of 167 patients with gastric ulcer (33), duodenal ulcer (52), gastroduodenal ulcer (15), chronic gastritis (45), and normal mucosa (22) before antimicrobial treatment and from 108 of these patients after treatment. Biopsy specimens were (1) cultured, (2) fixed in 10% buffered formalin, or (3) fixed in Carnoy's solution. The latter method was employed to preserve the surface mucous gel layer (SMGL) covering gastric surface mucous cells. Histological sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), with immunostaining using a commercially available polyclonal anti-H. pylori antibody. Results.Cultures were positive for H. pylori in 61% of the cases before treatment and in 16% after treatment; by H&E staining using formalin-fixed materials: 70% and 9%; by immunostaining using formalin-fixed materials: 78% and 21%; and by immunostaining using Carnoy-fixed materials: 85% and 41% of biopsy speciemens, respectively. The difference in detection rates between materials fixed in formalin and those in Carnoy's solution was due to the detection of H. pylori in the SMGL by the latter, especially after antimicrobial treatment. Conclusions.Immunostaining for H. pylori using materials fixed in Carnoy's solution revealed H. pylori in the SMGL as well as on the surface mucous cells and in the gastric pits and permitted the optimal detection of H. pylori in tissue sections.
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  • 7
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Helicobacter 1 (1996), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: BackgroundThe colonization of Helicobacter pylori in the surface mucous gel layer (SMGL) was investigated. Materials and Methods.Surgically removed stomachs were obtained from patients and included gastric ulcer (4 cases), duodenal ulcer (2), and gastric cancer (24). Five of these cases were examined at 8, 19, 28, 143, and 171 days after the end of eradication therapy. For the preservation of the SMGL, these specimens were fixed in cold Carnoy's solution, cleared in xylene, and embedded in paraffin. Serial sections were obtained and were stained by dual staining with the galactose oxidasecold thionin Schiff reaction followed by paradoxical Concanavalin A staining and immunostaining for H. pylori. Results. H. pylori characterstically attached to surface mucous cells and colonized in the SMGL. H. pylori in the SMGL was more abundant than that attached to the surface mucous cells. The degree of H. pylori infection both on the surface of surface mucous cells and in the SMGL correlated well with the severity of gastritis. In the SMGL, this organism obviously preferred to colonize in the layer of surface mucous cell-type mucins, and the multilaminated structure of the SMGL deteriorated markedly. Eradication of H. pylori restored the structure of the SMGL, and the inflammatory reaction decreased gradually. Conclusion.The SMGL is an indispensable site of H. pylori colonization, and this organism damaged the gastric mucosa partially by causing deterioration of the SMGL. Removal of the organism from the SMGL should be considered for eradication of this organism.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1523-5378
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background. A urine-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit for detection of antibody to Helicobacter pylori has been developed in Japan. Urine samples can be obtained noninvasively and are easier and safer to handle than are serum samples. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical usefulness of this urine-based ELISA kit.Materials and Methods. A pair of random, single-void urine and serum samples was collected from each of 1,061 subjects, including 238 patients with gastroduodenal disease. The sensitivity and specificity of the urine-based ELISA was compared with those of three commercially available serum-based ELISA kits. For those patients with gastroduodenal disease, the urine- and serum-based ELISA results were also compared with those for other diagnostic methods using endoscopic biopsy specimens, such as culture, histology, and rapid urease tests.Results. Based on the three serum-based ELISA results, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the urine-based ELISA were 97.7%, 95.6%, and 96.8%, respectively. On the basis of the biopsy test results, the sensitivity (96.2%), specificity (78.9%), and accuracy (91.0%) of the urine-based ELISA were almost equivalent or superior to all three serum-based ELISAs tested. In addition, 10 of the 12 false-positive cases for urine-based ELISA were confirmed to be true positives for antibodies to H. pylori by Western blot analysis and inhibition ELISA.Conclusions. The urine-based ELISA (URINELISA H. pylori Antibody) is very accurate and should be useful as an alternative to serum-based ELISAs for screening of H. pylori infection.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Helicobacter pylori Gastric mucosa Secretory component Immunoglobulin A Immunohistochemistry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. Helicobacter pylori infection induces the expression of a secretory component (SC) in gastric epithelial cells. We investigated the cell lineage of the SC- and immunoglobulin (Ig) A-expressing epithelial cells in H. pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Materials were obtained by means of gastric biopsy from H. pylori-infected patients (24 cases) before and after the eradication of H. pylori, from five normal uninfected volunteers, and from three gastrectomy cases. Acetic acid–ethanol-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens were examined using histochemical staining for gastric mucins (periodic acid oxidation-thionine Schiff reaction-concanavalin A-horse radish peroxidase staining) by means of immunostaining for gastric mucins (45M1 and HIK1083), intestinal cells (MUC2 and CD10), Ki67, H. pylori, SC, and IgA. The SC and IgA were not found in normal gastric mucosa. The expressions of the SC and IgA in gastric surface mucous cells and mucous neck cells in the generating zone of the gastric mucosa of H. pylori-infected patients were significantly higher before eradication of H. pylori than after the eradication. These mucous cells have the potential for SC-mediated translocation of IgA into the gastric lumen, and this may act as part of the antibacterial defense system against H. pylori infection in the gastric generating zone.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Oesophageal adenocarcinoma ; Ectopic gastric mucosa ; Mucosubstance ; Immunohistochemistry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A case of adenocarcinoma of the cervical oesophagus was examined by employing a battery of histochemical techniques and was demonstrated to arise from ectopic gastric mucosa. The patient was a 66-year-old Japanese male. Endoscopy revealed an ulcerated tumour on the right anterior wall of the cervical oesophagus, approximately 16 cm from the incisor teeth. Pathological examination of surgically removed specimens showed well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. Ectopic gastric mucosa was found in the oesophageal mucosa adjoining the carcinoma. Histochemical stains for characterizing mucosubstances and immunostains for various antigens were used. In addition to this carcinoma, ectopic gastric mucosa in the oesophagus and normal oesophageal, cardiac, tracheal and bronchial mucosa were also examined. The results showed that the carcinoma contained mucins, which showed reactivities characteristic of the gastric surface mucous cell (galactose oxidase-cold thionin Schiff reactive) and gland mucous cell (paradoxical concanavalin A staining reactive). Ectopic gastric mucosa consistently contained these mucins, but other tissue sites lacked them.
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