Relationship between ureB Sequence Diversity, Urease Activity and Genotypic Variations of Different Helicobacter pylori Strains in Patients with Gastric Disorders
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Microbiology - Year 2016, Vol 65, Issue 2
Abstract
Association of the severity of[i] Helicobacter pylori [/i]induced diseases with virulence entity of the colonized strains was proven in some studies. Urease has been demonstrated as a potent virulence factor for [i]H. pylori[/i]. The main aim of this study was investigation of the relationships of [i]ure[/i]B sequence diversity, urease activity and virulence genotypes of different [i]H. pylori[/i] strains with histopathological changes of gastric tissue in infected patients suffering from different gastric disorders. Analysis of the virulence genotypes in the isolated strains indicated significant associations between the presence of severe active gastritis and [i]cag[/i]A+ (P = 0.039) or [i]cag[/i]A/[i]ice[/i]A1 genotypes (P = 0.026), and intestinal metaplasia and [i]vac[/i]A m1 (P = 0.008) or[i] vac[/i]A s1/m2 (P = 0.001) genotypes. Our results showed a 2.4-fold increased risk of peptic ulcer (95% CI: 0.483–11.93), compared with gastritis, in the infected patients who had [i]dup[/i]A positive strains; however this association was not statistically significant. The results of urease activity showed a significant mean difference between the isolated strains from patients with PUD and NUD (P = 0.034). This activity was relatively higher among patients with intestinal metaplasia. Also a significant association was found between the lack of [i]cag[/i]A and increased urease activity among the isolated strains (P = 0.036). While the greatest sequence variation of [i]ure[/i]B was detected in a strain from a patient with intestinal metaplasia, the sole determined amino acid change in UreB sequence (Ala201Thr, 30%), showed no influence on urease activity. In conclusion, the supposed role of[i] H. pylori[/i] urease to form peptic ulcer and advancing of intestinal metaplasia was postulated in this study. Higher urease activity in the colonizing H. pylori strains that present specific virulence factors was indicated as a risk factor for promotion of histopathological changes of gastric tissue that advance gastric malignancy.
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Hossein Ghalehnoei, Alireza Ahmadzadeh, Nastaran Farzi, Masoud Alebouyeh, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Pedram Azimzadeh, Mohammad Reza Zali, Mahsa Molaei
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