Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1998 Feb;18(1):11-20.

Gastric Histopathology and Serum Levels of Gastric Peptides according to Types of Helicobacter Pylori in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, Kon Kuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS
Clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can be divided into at least two major types. Type I bacteria express VacA (vacuolating cytotoxin) and CagA (cytotoxin-associated antigen), type II bacteria do not exp~ress VacA or CagA. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes of gastric histology and serum level of gastric peptides (gastrin and pepsinogen) according to the bacteriological types in H. pylori infection.
METHODS
In patients with H. pylori-positive functional dyspepsia, we classified the type of infection serologically by detecting IgG antibodies to CagA and VacA. Each patient was also evaluated for the degree of gastric inflammation and serum concentrations of gastrin and pepsinogen (PG). IgG antibodies to these proteins and concentrations of gastrin and PG were detected by using a immuno-blot kit and a radioimmunoassay kit, respectively, from the sera of each patient. From endoscopically biopsied antral specimens, the degree of gastric inflammation was evaluated by scoring inflammatory changes.

Keyword

Helicobacter pylori; CagA; VacA; Gastrin; Pepsinogen; Functional dyspepsia

MeSH Terms

Antibodies
Bacteria
Dyspepsia*
Gastrins
Helicobacter pylori*
Helicobacter*
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Inflammation
Pepsinogen A
Peptides*
Radioimmunoassay
Antibodies
Gastrins
Immunoglobulin G
Pepsinogen A
Peptides
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