Association of Helicobacter pylori restriction endonuclease-replacing gene, hrgA with overt gastrointestinal diseases

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Manoj G¹  Santosh K. Tiwari¹  Vishwas Sharma¹  Mohammed Aejaz Habeeb¹  Aleem A. Khan¹  Habibullah Cm¹ 

[1] ,Center for Liver Research and Diagnostics

关键词: Helicobacter pylori;    Stomach neoplasms;    Adenocarcinoma;    Bacterial proteins;    Polymerase chain reaction;    Helicobacter pylori;    Neoplasias gástricas;    Adenocarcinoma;    Proteínas de bactérias;    Reação em cadeia da polimerase;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-28032008000300011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND and AIM: Helicobacter pylori has been proven to be responsible for causing various gastrointestinal disorders including gastric adenocarcinoma. Several genes of pathogen (the genes of the cag-PAI, vacA, iceA, and babA) either in combination or independently have been reported to significantly increase the risk of ulceration/gastric carcinoma, with the cagA gene having the strongest predictive value. Pursuit to identify new genes which could serve as a marker of overt disease progression, lead to the discovery of hrgA gene. METHODS: Fifty-six indigenous strains of H. pylori from subjects with various gastric disorder were screened to assess the status of hrgA gene along with the cagA gene using simple polymerase chain reaction using specific oligonucleotide primers. Post-amplification, amplicons were subjected for sequencing to identify any strain specific variations in sequences from the H. pylori isolated from different disease manifestations. Histopathological analysis was done to ascertain any significant change in the histological scores of subjects infected with cagA+/hrgA+ and cagA-/hrg+ strains. RESULTS: All the 56 (100%) subjects amplified with the oligonucleotide primers specific to hrgA gene, whereas 81.71% subjects showed the presence of cagA gene. Sequencing of the amplimers showed 99% homology. Histology of the cagA+/hrgA+ and cagA-/hrg+ subjects did not show any significant difference. CONCLUSION: hrgA gene of Helicobacter pylori is not a ideal surrogate marker for identifying individuals with higher risk of developing overt gastro-duodenal diseases such as neoplasia of the stomach.

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