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Helicobacter species binding to the human gastric mucosa
Autores da FMUP
Participantes de fora da FMUP
- Matos, R
- Sousa, HS
- Nogueiro, J
- Magalhaes, A
- Amorim, I
- Haesebrouck, F
- Gärtner, F
Unidades de investigação
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori infects half of the world population, being associated with several gastric disorders, such as chronic gastritis and gastric carcinoma. The Helicobacter genus also includes other gastric helicobacters, such as H. heilmannii, H. ailurogastricus, H. suis, H. felis, H. bizzozeronii, and H. salomonis. These gastric helicobacters colonize both the human and animal stomach. The prevalence of gastric non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter (NHPH) species in humans has been described as low, and the in vitro binding to the human gastric mucosa was never assessed. Herein, human gastric tissue sections were used for the evaluation of the tissue glycophenotype and for the binding of gastric NHPH strains belonging to different species. Histopathological evaluation showed that 37.5% of the patients enrolled in our cohort presented chronic gastritis, while the presence of neutrophil or eosinophilic activity (chronic active gastritis) was observed in 62.5% of the patients. The secretor phenotype was observed in 68.8% of the individuals, based on the expression of Lewis B antigen and binding of the UleX lectin. The in vitro binding assay showed that all the NHPH strains evaluated were able to bind, albeit in low frequency, to the human gastric mucosa. The H. heilmannii, H. bizzozeronii, and H. salomonis strains displayed the highest binding ability both to the gastric superficial epithelium and to the deep glands. Interestingly, we observed binding of NHPH to the gastric mucosa of individuals with severe chronic inflammation and intestinal metaplasia, suggesting that NHPH binding may not be restricted to the healthy gastric mucosa or slight chronic gastritis. Furthermore, the in vitro binding of NHPH strains was observed both in secretor and non-secretor individuals in a similar frequency. In conclusion, this study is the first report of the in vitro binding ability of gastric NHPH species to the human gastric mucosa. The results suggest that other glycans, besides the Lewis antigens, could be involved in the bacterial adhesion mechanism; however, the molecular intervenients remain unknown.
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- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 1478-4041, 1523-5378
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- -
- DOI:
- 10.1111/hel.12867
- Link para outro recurso:
- www.scopus.com
Helicobacter Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 5
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 6
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Keywords
- binding ability; gastric Helicobacters; gastric mucosa; lewis Antigens; NHPH; secretor status
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Matos R,Sousa HS,Nogueiro J,Magalhaes A,Reis CA,Carneiro F,Amorim I,Haesebrouck F,Gärtner F. <i>Helicobacter</i> species binding to the human gastric mucosa. Helicobacter. 2022. 27. (1):e12867. IF:4,400. (2).
