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Associação das variantes da região carboxiterminal do gene cagA de Helicobacter pylori com o desenvolvimento de distúrbios gastroduodenais em Belém-Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012) SILVA, Adenielson Vilar e; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1799493244439769
Helicobacter pylori CagA cytotoxin, encoded by the cagA gene, has been associated with increased inflammatory response in gastric tissue and the change in control of cell growth and proliferation. Activation of this cytotoxin occurs by phosphorylation in specific tyrosine residues within an amino acid sequence termed motif EPIYA, four types of motifs are described in the literature (EPIYA-A,-B-C and D). However, the site EPIYA-C is the most common site of phosphorylation of CagA protein of the bacterial strains isolated in Western countries, may still be found in repetitions. This study aimed to determine the types of motifs EPIYA of CagA present in patients with gastritis and gastric cancer and its association with these diseases. Were collected samples from gastric biopsies of 384 patients infected with H. pylori, of this 194 presented chronic gastritis and 190 had gastric cancer. The gastric biopsy was used for bacterial DNA extraction and analysis of the cagA gene by PCR. The prevalence of gastric cancer occurs in males, mean age 58 years. The cagA gene was more prevalent in patients with gastric cancer, showing association with a higher degree of inflammation, neutrophil activity and development of intestinal metaplasia (OR = 4,31, IC 95% = 2,71-6,87, p <10-3; OR = 3,57, IC 95% = 2,18 – 5,84, p <10-3; OR = 11,11, IC 95% = 5,48 – 22,30, p <10-3; OR = 3,65, IC 95% = 1,50-8,88, p=0,004, respectively). The number of repetitions EPIYA-C site was significantly associated with increased risk of gastric cancer (OR = 2,99, IC 95% = 1,53-5,82, p <10-3). The higher number of motifs EPIYA-C was also associated with intestinal metaplasia (p = 0,02). In this study the infection by strains of H. pylori carriers cagA gene with more than one motif EPIYA-C shown to be associated with the development of intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer, but without an association to neutrophil activity and degree of inflammation.
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Características epidemiológicas relativas à doença dental e infecção por Helicobacter pylori na cavidade oral de estudantes em Belém-Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009) MATOS, Gyselly de Cássia Bastos de; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7253864056606024
The infection by Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common in humans and despite having tropism by stomach, can be found in the oral cavity, maintaining a commensal relationship with the host, while dental caries is also an infectious disease and results from the metabolism of the bacterial plaque. Both infections are highly prevalent in developing countries, since these populations are more exposed to environmental risk factors, and are usually acquired during childhood. The prevalence of these infections was investigated in the oral cavity of school children with no symptoms of gastric diseases, from a population of Belém-Pa, in relation to some parameters of oral hygiene and health, socioeconomic conditions and genetic susceptibility factors like the ABO and Lewis blood groups. Were investigated 104 patients, with average age of 17 years. Of all the participants were collected saliva samples and dental plaque. Saliva was collected to identify the ABO and Lewis state secretor and estimation of salivary parameters, and both, saliva and plaque samples were collected for molecular analysis of 16S rRNA genes of H. pylori and FUT2. H. pylori was detected in 79.8% of the students, with a frequency of 66.35% in dental plaque and 58.65% in saliva. The caries prevalence was 82.8% in the population studied. The clinical evaluation of oral health showed that the average CPO-D found was 3.53. It was observed that the caries experience tends to increase as in addition to age and the H. pylori infection was higher in early childhood. The education level and number of dentist visits showed significant differences in relation to the presence of H. pylori. The phenotypic distribution of ABO and Lewis blood groups did not differ significantly between infected and uninfected individuals, explaining there is greater genetic susceptibility to infection by H. pylori and dental caries. Throughout this analysis, the high frequencies found prove the need for care and treatment of dental diseases, such as caries and it is suggested that H. pylori in the oral cavity can contribute to infection and re-infection of the stomach after treatment.
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Clinical and pathological importance of vacA allele heterogeneity and cagA status in peptic ulcer disease in patients from North Brazil
(2005-12) MARTINS, Luisa Caricio; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; DEMACHKI, Sâmia; ARAÚJO, Marialva Tereza Ferreira de; ASSUMPÇÃO, Mônica Baraúna de; VILAR, Simone Cristina Araujo Jucá; FREITAS, Felipe Bonfim; BARBOSA, Hivana Patricia Melo; FECURY, Amanda Alves; AMARAL, Renata Kelly Costa do; SANTOS, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos
We have examined the prevalence of gene cagA and vacA alleles in 129 patients, 69 with gastritis and 60 with peptic ulcer diseases from North Brazil and their relation with histopathological data. vacA and cagA genotype were determined by polymerase chain reaction. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used for histological diagnosis. 96.6% of the patients were colonized by Helicobacter pylori strains harboring single vacA genotype (nont-mixed infection). Among them, 11.8% had subtype s1a, 67.8% had subtype s1b, and 17% subtype s2. In regard to the middle region analysis, m1 alleles were found in 75.4% and m2 in 21.2% of patients. The cagA gene was detected in 78% patients infected with H. pylori and was associated with the s1-m1 vacA genotype. The H. pylori strains, vacA s1b m1/cagA-positive, were associated with increased risk of peptic ulcer disease and higher amounts of lymphocytic and neutrophilic infiltrates and the presence of intestinal metaplasia. These findings show that cagA and vacA genotyping may have clinical relevance in Brazil.
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Comparação das cepas de Helicobacter pylori na placa bacteriana dental e mucosa gástrica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006) ASSUMPÇÃO, Mônica Baraúna de; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7253864056606024
Helicobacter pylori infection is extremely frequent over the world, mainly in development countries, including Brazil. It’s associated to chronic gastritis, duodenal and gastric ulcer, and is considered as an important risk factor for gastric cancer and gastric MALT lymphoma. The transmission routes remain unclear, but oral-oral and fecal-oral routs seem to be the most probable ones. The value of the presence of the bacteria on the dental plaque also remains unclear, and it maybe a source for gastric infection. Aiming in identifying and correlating the H. pylori stains found in gastric mucosa and dental plaque of 99 adult dyspeptic patients submitted to upper digestive endoscopies at Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, in 2005 were evaluated. Samples from dental plaque were collected by sterile sticks and urease test and polymerase (PCR) chain reaction were undertaken. During the endoscopic procedure 6 pieces were collected from antrun and investigated by urease test, histopathology and PCR, after obtaining informed consent. The results were analyzed using BioEstat 3.0 package. The bacteria was found in 96% of gastric samples and in 72% of dental plaque samples, and this difference was statistically significant (p<0,001). There weren’t statistically significant differences related to age or gender. Every patient presented gastric diseases. In 18% of the cases lessons considered as of higher severity such as ulcers or pre-malignant lesions, as intestinal metaplasia, were found, and, among these, there were 82.4% of cases with both gastric and dental plaque infection. PCR was the most efficient test either on dental plaque and gastric mucosa samples. Among the 71 cases where the dental plaque samples were positive for the presence of the bacteria, the stains were identical to the gastric mucosa H pylori stains in 89%. The most common genotype was s1bm1cagA positive, either at dental plaque and gastric mucosa. The type 1 strains, considered the most pathogenic ones, were found in 63 patients on gastric mucosa and in 58 patients on dental plaque. The high frequency of H. pylori found on dental plaque might indicate the oral cavity as a colonizing locus for this bacteria and a risk factor for gastric infection.
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori in gastric cancer
(2001-10) PEREIRA, Luana Paredes Leite de Barros; WAISBERG, Jaques; ANDRÉ, Eduardo Antonio; ZANOTO, Arnaldo; MENDES JÚNIOR, João Paulo; SOARES, Heloísa Prado
Background and Objectives — Considering the high prevalence of stomach cancer in the northern region of Brazil and the recognized relationship between chronic gastric inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori, and its carcinogenic potential, the objective we had with this study was to investigate the presence of the microorganism in macro and microscopic presentations of neoplasm in different regions of the stomach, and in non-malignant lesions concomitant to the adenocarcinoma in patients originating from the metropolitan area of Belém (State of Pará, Brazil). Methods - Examinations were made on 172 patients divided into two groups: group I, formed by 75 patients with gastric carcinoma, and group II, formed by 97 patients with mild enanthematic gastritis, considered control group. The diagnosis was obtained during endoscopic examination and the respective biopsy. Gastric neoplasms were classified macroscopically in accordance with Borrmann's classification, and microscopically in accordance with Laurén's classification. In group I, 54 patients were male and 21 female while in group II, 22 patients were male and 75 female. The average age in group I was 61.2 years (range 27 to 86 years), while in group II it was 37.5 years (range 16 to 69 years). Thin sections were prepared and stained using the hematoxylin-eosin method. In the Helicobacter pylori research, the modified Gram stain was utilized. Statistical analysis was done by utilizing the chi-squared (c 2) test, Mann-Whitney test (U), and Fisher's exact test. Results - The results showed the detection of Helicobacter pylori were significantly greater in patients with mild enanthematic gastritis than in patients with gastric carcinoma. The presence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastric carcinoma and mild enanthematic gastritis was significantly greater in the antral region than in other gastric regions. Helicobacter pylori detection in patients with gastric carcinoma did not present a significant difference in relation to the macroscopic aspect of the tumor either intestinal or diffuse histological types. Conclusions - These data suggest the presence of the bacteria is predominant in the antral region and it does not show relation with the macroscopic types or histological intestinal or diffuse types of gastric carcinoma.
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Determination of strains of Helicobacter pylori and of polymorphism in the interleukin-8 gene in patients with stomach cancer
(2011) VINAGRE, Ruth Maria Dias Ferreira; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; ARNAUD, Vanda Catão; LEITE, Ana Claudia Klautau; BARILE, Katarine Antonia dos Santos; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio
CONTEXT: Gastric neoplasia is the second most common cause of death by cancer in the world and H. pylori is classified as a type I human carcinogen by the World Health Organization. However, despite the high prevalence of infection by H. pylori around the world, less than 3% of individuals carrying the bacteria develop gastric neoplasias. Such a fact indicates that evolution towards malignancy may be associated with bacterial factors in the host and the environment. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between polymorphism in the region promoting the IL-8 (-251) gene and the H. pylori genotype, based on the vacA alleles and the presence of the cagA gene, using clinical and histopathological data. METHODS: In a prospective study, a total of 102 patients with stomach cancer and 103 healthy volunteers were analysed. Polymorphism in interleukin 8 (-251) was determined by the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism reaction and sequencing. PCR was used for genotyping the vacA alleles and the cagA in the bacterial strains PCR. Gastric biopsies were histologically assessed. RESULTS: The H. pylori serology was positive for 101 (99%) of all patients analysed, and 98 (97%) of them were colonized by only one strain. In patients with monoinfection, 82 (84%) of the bacterial strains observed had the s1b/m1 genotype. The cagA gene was detected in 74 (73%) of patients infected by H. pylori. The presence of the cagA gene was demonstrated as associated with the presence of the s1b/m1 genotype of the vacA gene (P = 0.002). As for polymorphism in the interleukin 8 (-251) gene we observed that the AA (P = 0.026) and AT (P = 0.005) genotypes were most frequent in the group of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. By comparing the different types of isolated bacterial strains with the interleukin -8 (-251) and the histopathological data we observed that carriers of the A allele (AT and AA) infected by virulent strains (m1s1 cagA+) demonstrated a greater risk of presenting a degree of inflammation (OR = 24.75 CI 95% 2.29-267.20 P = 0.004) and increased neutrophilic activity (OR = 28.71 CI 95% 2.62-314 P = 0.002) in the gastric mucosa. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate that the interaction between polymorphism in the interleukin -8 (-251) gene, particularly with carriers of the A allele and the infecting type of H. pylori strain (s1m1 cagA positive) performs an important function in development of gastric adenocarcinoma.
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Estudo do perfil de pacientes submetidos a pesquisa de Helicobacter pylori: análise endoscópica e dos fatores determinantes da atividade linfocitária na resposta imunológica gástrica (ROR-Y, FOXP3 e GATA3)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015) MIRANDA, Ariney Costa de; QUARESMA, Juarez Antônio Simões; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3350166863853054
INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter pylori is known for its adaptability to the host may progress to chronic infection using diverse and effective mechanisms of pathogenicity. It has high worldwide incidence and its direct relationship with peptic ulcer, gastritis, gastric carcinoma and lymphoma occurs in a minority of infected individuals. A better understanding of the genetic regulation of gastric immune response, motivated this investigation. OBJECTIVES: Describe the transcription factors of T lymphocytes positive for ROR-γ, FOXP3 and GATA3, correlating them with the intensity, type and degree of activity of gastritis, caused by H. pylori infection METHODS: The study included 50 patients of both sexes who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy. Urease test and histology were made for identification and confirmation of infection by the bacteria. Thirty-five samples were sent to the immunopathology laboratory NMT-UFPA to study gene expression of transcription factors of T lymphocytes (ROR- γ, FOXP3 and GATA3) by RT-PCR method. RESULTS: We obtained 48.5% positive H. pylori urease test in patients and 25.7% positive of H. pylori in the histological study. The confirmation of H. pylori held by these two exams was 11.7%. In this sample, 22% of individuals reported having a previous Helicobacter pylori infection. The age and gender of the individuals did not influence the gene expression of the studied factors. The H. pylori positive individuals showed a higher expression of the GATA3 gene with prior infection report, and mild erosive gastritis body classified by the Sydney system via endoscopy. The ROR-γ gene presented with increased expression only when comparing samples with or without positive for H. pylori (histology), by the topography of the inflammatory process evidenced by endoscopy. The terms of the factors in the study were more significant when we used the β-actin gene as standard when compared to the GAPDH gene. CONCLUSIONS: The adult age group analyzed in our sample did not influence the gene expression of the studied transcription factors. 2- There were not found differences in the genes expressions that were studied, related to gender of the sample. 3- There was a significant gene expression not only in the patients that were H. pylori positive (histology), but also in the ones who reported previous infection in our study. 4-To compare the endoscopic findings of the sample using the Sydney system with the gene expression of transcription factors under study, we obtained better agreement only in the degree of activity of gastritis. 5- The transcription factor GATA3 (TH2 response profile) was the highest gene expression in samples with endoscopic gastritis and tested positive for H. pylori. 6- The transcription factor ROR-γ (TH17 response profile) presented with increased expression when comparing samples with the topography of the inflammatory process evidenced by endoscopy, regardless of positive H. pylori (histology). 7- The gene β-actin gene as a constituent standard used in our study was that showed significant results in quantified terms, when compared to the GAPDH gene.
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Expressão dos antígenos ABH e Lewis na gastrite crônica e alterações pré- neoplásica da mucosa gástrica
(2002-12) AGUIAR, Délia Cristina Figueira; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; ARAÚJO, Marialva Tereza Ferreira de; CRUZ, Ermelinda do Rosário Moutinho da; DAIBES, Samiry; ASSUMPÇÃO, Mônica Baraúna de
BACKGROUND:The major cause for chronic gastritis in human is the infection by the Helicobacter pylori. The blood group antigens present at the gastric mucous are described as possible receptor for this bacteria in the epithelium. The alterations in the expression of blood group patterns are associated with the development of gastric cancer. OBJECTIVES: Verify the H. pylori prevalence and examine the immunohistochemical distribution of the ABH and Lewis antigens expression to correlate with histopathological alterations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From 63 chronic gastritis patients were investigated gastric biopsies, blood and saliva samples by dot-blot-ELISA, indirect immunoperoxidase and hematoxylin-eosin and Gram. RESULTS: No significant association between the presence of the bacteria and the ABH, Lewis and Secretor phenotype was found. For the majority of the patients the antigen expression of the ABH and Lewis blood group was restricted mainly to the foveola epithelium of the gastric mucosa, similar to the saliva. The inappropriate expression of these antigens occurred always in the presence of H. pylori and/or preneoplastic alterations of the gastric mucosa. In areas with intestinal metaplasias we also observed reduced reactivity for the H and Leb antigens and mainly the induced expression of Lea. CONCLUSION: Alterations in the pattern of the glycosylation of this antigens are interesting, because they reflect different stages in the cellular differentiation and become potential markers in the diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of gastric pathologies.
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Gender, age, endoscopic findings, urease and Helicobacter pylori: all uncorrelated within a sample of a high gastric cancer prevalence population in Amazon
(Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades, 2019-09) MIRANDA, Ariney Costa de; CALDATO, Cássio; SAID, Mira Nabil; LEVY, Caio de Souza; TEIXEIRA, Cláudio Eduardo Corrêa; QUARESMA, Juarez Antônio Simões
BACKGROUND: It is widely assumed that gender, age, gastritis and Helicobacter pylori , all have some degree of cor-relation and, therefore, can synergistically lead to the development of gastric cancer. OBJECTIVE: In this cross-sectional study, we expected to observe the above mentioned correlation in the analysis of medical records of 67 patients of both sexes (female, n=44), mean age ± standard deviation: 41±12 years old, all from Belém (capital of Pará State, Brazilian Amazon), a city historically known as one with the highest gastric cancer prevalence in this country. METHODS: All patients were submitted to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for gastric biopsy histopathological analysis and rapid urease test. All diagnoses of gastritis were recorded considering its topography, category and the degree of inflammatory activity, being associated or not associated with H. pylo-ri infection. RESULTS: The results show that no statistically relevant associations were found among the prevalences of the observed variables. CONCLUSION: The authors hypothesize that observed risk factors associated to gastric cancer might be lesser syner-gistic than is usually expected.
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Helicobacter pylori em crianças e associação de cepas CagA na transmissão mãe-filho na Amazônia brasileira
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009-06) D’ANNIBALE, Vivian Lúcia Aslan; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio; CARNEIRO, Lígia Maia; BARILE, Katarine Antonia dos Santos; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was investigated in blood samples from 100 children aged 1 to 12 years and from their mothers, by means of the indirect hemagglutination and anti-CagA methods, using ELISA assays. From these 100 children, 79 stool samples were obtained and bacterial antigens in the stools were investigated using capture ELISA. The antigens were detected in 54.4% (43/79) of the children, and serum antibodies in 43% (34/79). These methods presented similar performance, with greatest disagreement among the children aged 1 to 4 years. The seroprevalence was 50% (50/100) among the children and 86% (86/100) among the mothers. Infected mothers represented a risk factor that was 19 times greater than that of seronegative mothers, with regard to infecting their children (p < 0.05), especially the mothers with CagA+ strains (p < 0.05). Direct person-to-person contact may be a transmission method for this infection.
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Helicobacter pylori infection and immune profile of patients with different gastroduodenal diseases
(Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades, 2018-06) VINAGRE, Ruth Maria Dias Ferreira; VINAGRE, Igor Dias Ferreira; SILVA, Adenielson Vilar e; FECURY, Amanda Alves; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio
The association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and different gastroduodenal diseases is related to bacterial, host and environmental factors. Studies have demonstrated an association between the genetic diversity of H. pylori, especially in the vacA and cagA genes, and the development of digestive diseases such as peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. In addition, the nature of the host inflammatory response may explain these different manifestations of infection caused by this microorganism. In this respect, host factors that regulate the immune and inflammatory responses involving the functional interaction of H. pylori infection with different components of the immune system, particularly T cells, in gastroduodenal diseases still need further investigation. Objective: To characterize the immune response, including immunity induced by infection with H. pylori, especially virulent strains (vacA alleles and cagA gene), by analyzing the cytokine profile and T-cell population present in gastroduodenal diseases in a Brazilian population. Methods: In a prospective study, gastric biopsies were collected from 554 patients with different gastroduodenal diseases for histological analysis and for the determination of bacterial genotype and cytokine production (IL-4, IL-10, IFN-γ and IL-12) by ELISA. Results: The predominant genotype of the H. pylori strains isolated from the patients studied was s1m1cagA+, which was more common among patients with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. A significant association was observed between the s1m1cagA+ genotype and a higher degree of inflammation, higher neutrophil activity and the development of intestinal metaplasia. The gastric concentrations of IFN-γ and IL-12 were significantly higher in patients infected with H. pylori than in uninfected individuals. Higher levels of these cytokines were detected in patients with gastric ulcer and cancer, while the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 in the gastric mucosa were lower in these patients. In addition, IFN-γ and IL-12 concentrations in gastric biopsies were higher in patients infected with the virulent s1m1cagA+ genotype. In contrast, IL-4 and IL-10 levels were higher in tissue infected with s2m2cagA in gastric biopsies. Conclusion: Our study shows that the interaction between the type of infectious strain and the Th1 immune response can influence and perpetuate gastric inflammation, and thus contributes to the development of the different clinical manifestations of H. pylori infection.
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Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with different gastrointestinal diseases from northern brazil
(Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades, 2015-12) VINAGRE, Igor Dias Ferreira; QUEIROZ, André Lima de; SILVA JÚNIOR, Mário Ribeiro da; VINAGRE, Ruth Maria Dias Ferreira; MARTINS, Luisa Caricio
Background - The mechanisms whereby Helicobacter pylori produces different pathological manifestations in the stomach and duodenum are not fully understood. Considering the geographic diversity in the prevalence of virulence factors of this microorganism and their association with the development of different diseases, the search for pathogenicity markers such as CagA and VacA alleles by molecular techniques has intensified. Objectives - To investigate the presence of H. pylori infection and the frequency of different genotypes of this bacterium in patients with gastrointestinal diseases from Northern Brazil, and to establish their association with the histopathological findings. Methods - In a prospective study, samples were collected from 554 patients with different gastrointestinal diseases (gastritis, duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and gastric cancer) seen at a referral hospital attending the entire State of Pará, located in the metropolitan region of Belém. Data such as gender and age obtained with an epidemiological questionnaire were analyzed. The presence of H. pylori and the bacterial genotype were investigated by PCR. Gastric biopsies were assessed histologically. Results - The prevalence of H. pylori infection was 91%. Infection was more frequent among patients with gastric ulcer and gastric cancer. In these groups, there was a predominance of men and older patients when compared to the other two groups studied. The predominant bacterial genotype was s1m1cagA+, which was more frequent among patients with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. A significant association was observed between s1m1cagA+ strains and a higher degree of inflammation, neutrophil activity and development of intestinal metaplasia. Conclusion - The present study demonstrates a high incidence of H. pylori infection in the patients analyzed, especially among those with gastric ulcer and gastric cancer. Virulent s1m- 1cagA+ strains predominated and were associated with more severe lesions.
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Infecção por Helicobacter pylori: transmissão intradomiciliar e os fenótipos de grupos sanguíneos ABO e Lewis como marcadores de predisposição entre as famílias residentes as margens do Rio Tocantins, no município de Imperatriz – MA
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-09-13) BARBOSA, Marluce Sampaio Nobre; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7253864056606024
The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between infection by Helicobacter pylori in children and their parents through diagnostic laboratory and epidemiological information, helping to clarify the possible etiological factors of this infection. A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional was conducted, from March to June 2012. The study population included 48 families living on the river in areas of the river Tocantins, in the municipal of Imperatriz-Maranhão, registered and assisted by the family health team operating in that area. Form epidemiological applied and biological material collected from children under 12 years corresponded to samples of feces and saliva, while the parents or guardians and children from 12 years corresponded to samples of blood and saliva. Serum samples were screened for the presence of anti-H. pylori by immunoassays (ELISA) was used in saliva DOT-ELISA technique on nitrocellulose membranes for identifying phenotypes ABH and Lewis, feces were used for the detection of H. pylori antigens using immune chromatographic assay qualitatively. The overall prevalence of infection in children under 12 years was 69,23%, with onset before the first year of life. The prevalence of infection in mothers and fathers was 76.60% and 59.09% respectively; between infected mothers 77,27% of the children were also infected. The prevalence of infection by H. pylori, among the members of the families studied showed no associations with the phenotypes of blood groups ABO, Lewis and secretor status. Socioeconomic aspects are suggestive of interfamilial transmission that can be facilitated by poor environmental conditions, with lack of sanitation, hygiene and poverty.
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Inflammatory disorders associated with Helicobacter pylori in the Roux-en-Y bypass gastric pouch
(Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva, 2016) CHAVES, Luiz Claudio Lopes; BORGES, Isabela Klautau Leite Chaves; SILVA, Ian Passos; SILVA, Lyz Bezerra; MAGALHÃES, Marcelo Alexandre Prado; FONSECA, Allan Herbert Feliz; CAMPOS, Josemberg Marins
Background: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in obese candidates for bariatric surgery and its role in the emergence of inflammatory lesions after surgery has not been well established. Aim: To identify the incidence of inflammatory lesions in the stomach after bariatric surgery and to correlate it with H. pylori infection. Methods: This is a prospective study with 216 patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. These patients underwent histopathological endoscopy to detect H. pylori prior to surgery. Positive cases were treated with antibiotics and a proton inhibitor pump followed by endoscopic follow-up in the 6th and 12th month after surgery. Results: Most patients were female (68.1%), with grade III obesity (92.4%). Preoperative endoscopy revealed gastritis in 96.8%, with H. pylori infection in 40.7% (88/216). A biopsy was carried out in 151 patients, revealing H. pylori in 60/151, related to signs of inflammation in 90% (54/60). In the 6th and 12th month after surgery, the endoscopy and the histopathological exam showed a normal gastric pouch in 84% of patients and the incidence of H. pylori was 11% and 16%, respectively. The presence of inflammation was related to H. pylori infection (p<0,001). Conclusion: H. pylori has a similar prevalence in both obese patients scheduled to undergo bariatric surgery and the general population. There is a low incidence of it in the 6th and 12th months after surgery, probably owing to its eradication when detected prior to surgery. When inflammatory disease is present in the new gastric reservoir it is directly related to H. pylori infection.
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IVTH Brazilian Consensus Conference on helicobacter pylori infection
(Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades, 2018-06) COELHO, Luiz Gonzaga Vaz; MARINHO, James Ramalho; RIBEIRO, Laercio Tenório; PASSOS, Maria do Carmo Friche; ZATERKA, Schlioma; ASSUMPÇÃO, Paulo Pimentel; BARBOSA, Alfredo José Afonso; BRAGA, Lucia Libanês; CURY, Marcelo de Souza; PEDRAZZOLI JÚNIOR, José; RAMOS, Ana Flávia Passos; SEIDLER, Heinrich Bender Kohnert; GENTA, Robert; BARBUTI, Ricardo; BREYER, Helenice; CARVALHAES, Aloisio; CHINZON, Décio; DOMINGUES, Gerson; JORGE, Jorge Luiz; MAGUILNIK, Ismael; PASSOS, Frederico; MORAES FILHO, Joaquim Prado de; PARENTE, José Miguel Luz; SILVA, Celso Mirra de Paula e; SPINELLI, José Nonato; ZIR, José Vitor
Significant progress has been obtained since the III Brazilian Consensus Conference on H. pylori infection held in 2012, in Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, and justify a fourth meeting to establish updated guidelines on the current management of H. pylori infection. Therefore, the Núcleo Brasileiro para Estudo do Helicobacter pylori e Microbiota (NBEHPM), association linked to Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology (FBG) held its fourth meeting again in Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil, on August 25-27, 2017. Twenty-six delegates, including gastroenterologists, endoscopists, and pathologists from the five regions of Brazil as well as one international guest from the United States, participated in the meeting. The participants were invited based on their knowledge and contribution to the study of H. pylori infection. The meeting sought to review different aspects of treatment for infection; establish a correlation between infection, dyspepsia, intestinal microbiota changes, and other disorders with a special emphasis on gastric cancer; and reassess the epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of H. pylori infection. Participants were allocated into four groups as follows: 1) Epidemiology and Diagnosis, 2) Dyspepsia, intestinal microbiota and other afections, 3) Gastric Cancer, and, 4) Treatment. Before the consensus meeting, participants received a topic to be discussed and prepared a document containing a recent literature review and statements that should be discussed and eventually modified during the face-to-face meeting. All statements were evaluated in two rounds of voting. Initially, each participant discussed the document and statements with his group for possible modifications and voting. Subsequently, during a second voting in a plenary session in the presence of all participants, the statements were voted upon and eventually modified. The participants could vote using five alternatives: 1) strongly agree; 2) partially agree; 3) undecided; 4) disagree; and 5) strongly disagree. The adopted consensus index was that 80% of the participants responded that they strongly or partially agreed with each statement. The recommendations reported are intended to provide the most current and relevant evidences to management of H. pylori infection in adult population in Brazil.
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Prevalência de Helicobacter pylori e vírus Epstein-barr em crianças e adolescentes
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013-03-13) OLIVEIRA, Kátia Soares de; BURBANO, Rommel Mario Rodriguéz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4362051219348099
Introduction: Infections by Helicobacter pylori (HP) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are common worldwide, although HP is the highest factor in gastroduodenal diseases, its percentage of association with EBV is uncertain. Both EBV and HP are classified are class 1 carcinogens by the World Health Organization, and a substantial number of individuals become co-infected in adulthood. These two pathogens may have synergic potential to cause perpetual chronic gastritis. The purpose of this paper was to verify the prevalence of HP and Epstein-Barr virus in children and adolescents. Material and Methods: Transversal descriptive study. The gastric mucosa of 64 children and adolescents was analyzed through the Urease Test to diagnose HP and the PCR technique to detect H. pylori’s cagA strain, the in situ hybridization technique to detect EBV and the pathological analysis to determine the histopathological characteristics. Results: The prevalence of HP and EBV found by this study was 53.1% and 3.1, respectively. Most of the patients infected by HP (94.3%) presented gastritis in the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, with enanthemathous gastritis being the most commonly found type. In the histopathological analysis, most patients (97.1%) presented some level of gastritis, 80% of which classified as moderate chronic gastritis. Positive cagA strains were found in 64.7% of the patients infected with HP and all of them had gastritis, with predominance of moderate chronic gastritis (54%); however, there was no statistically significant correlation between these findings. There was also no statistically significant association between infection by HP and EBV in the studied population. The low prevalence of EBV in this analysis suggests that this virus is not an etiological agent in gastric mucosa lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first study that relates these two infectious agents in the gastric mucosa of children and adolescents in northern Brazil. Conclusion: Most of the findings in this study are in line with the literature; however, it is necessary to conduct larger studies, involving aimmunocompetent pediatric population in order to determine whether there is a correlation between infection by HP and EBV in our region.
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Prevalência e associação da infecção gástrica por Helicobacter pylori e do vírus Epstein-Barr em casos de gastrite na população do Amapá
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-11-03) ALVES, Nélisson Clei Ferreira; BURBANO, Rommel Mario Rodriguéz; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4362051219348099
The epidemiology of HP and of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is worldwide. The prevalence of both carcinogenic agents, in the world human population is about 45%. A recent study suggests that EBV coinfection with HP cagA positive increases the oncogenic potential of this bacterium. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of the bacterium HP and of the virus EBV and the association of those pathogens and of the cagA gene in patients with gastritis in the population of Amapá. A descriptive study was accomplished, of the traversal type, where 292 samples of gastric mucous of the patients were analyzed with gastritis submitted to the endoscopy, age group between 14 and 83 years. For detection of HP, Urease test and Polymerase Chain reaction were used; this methodology was also useful to reveal the positive cagA of the bacterium. Additionally, the technique of in situ hybridization was used for detection of EBV and the microscopic analysis that determined the histopathological characteristics of the gastric mucous. Results: The study showed high prevalence of cases of HP in patients with gastritis with a relative frequency of 87,67% of the 292 analyzed cases, a higher incidence, of HP positive cases, in female, 88,27%. The incidence of the cagA gene in samples of positive patients for HP was 72,66%, higher prevalence in female, 75,32%. In the present study 8,59% of the patients were found with viral infection caused by EBV in positive samples for HP with bigger prevalence in male, 9,18%. According to the age group, the study showed higher prevalence of the gene cagA and of EBV in positive patient for HP in the age group between 44 and 54 years, with 23,12% and 36,37%, respectively. Conclusion: Most of the findings of this study are similar to the reports from the literature, however, it is necessary other studies in order to explain if there is or there is no correlation between the infection for HP and EBV in the north of Brazil.
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Soroprevalência da infecção por Helicobacter pylori em crianças de diferentes níveis sócio-econômicos em Porto Velho, Estado de Rondônia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2007-10) RODRIGUES, Rosely Valéria; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; FERRER, Mabel Torres
This study investigated the seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in 200 children in the city of Porto Velho, State of Rondônia, divided in two groups of 100 children. The prevalence of seropositivity varied considerably according to socioeconomic level, such that 51% of the lower-level children and 24% of the middle-class children were positive. The characteristics of the child population relating to sex, ethnicity and diet did not represent risk factors for acquiring the infection. However, most of the infected children were in the age group of five years or older, independent of socioeconomic level. The phenotypic distribution of ABO blood groups among the infected and uninfected individuals showed that the seroreactivity to Helicobacter pylori was greater among the children with the O blood type, thus suggesting that these children have greater genetic susceptibility to infection by Helicobacter pylori.
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Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra o antígeno CagA do helicobacter pylori em pacientes com úlcera gástrica na região Norte do Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2002-08) MARTINS, Luisa Caricio; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; OTI, Henrique Takeshi; BARILE, Katarine Antônia dos Santos
Helicobacter pylori is a pathogenic agent with a worldwide distribution and is involved in the development of many gastrointestinal diseases. Nowadays infection with the virulent strain CagA+ of H. pylori is considered one of the main etiological factors in the development of gastric ulcer. Based on this information, we investigated the seroprevalence of virulent strains among patients with gastric ulcer from one region, using serologic tests to detect antibodies against H. pylori and CagA protein. Infection by the virulent strain was found in 82% (40/55) of the patients, and among these, 89% (40/45) presented an increased degree of inflammation in the gastric mucosa, with a dense infiltration of leukocytes in the tissue, which probably favored the formation of gastric ulcer. We concluded that the presence of the virulent strain is related to the development of an increased inflammation in the gastric mucosa.