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J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr ; 38(1): 85-91, 2004 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14676601

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Lewis epithelial antigen expression has a role in Helicobacter pylori adherence, presumably mainly in cagA-positive strains. The authors investigated whether Lewis antigen expression in children's gastric mucosa was associated with H. pylori infection, cagA status, patient age, or presence of duodenal ulcer (DU). METHODS: The expression of Lewis A (Le(a)), B (Le(b)), X (Le(x)), and Y (Le(y)) was detected by immunohistochemistry in the antral and oxyntic mucosae of 70 children. Children were divided in four age groups (<4 years; 4-8 years; 9-12 years; and 13-18 years). RESULTS: Forty-seven of the 70 children had H. pylori and 17 had DU. The cagA status was determined by polymerase chain reaction in 34 patients. Le(a) and Le(b) were expressed in 64% and 44% of the patients, respectively; Le(x) and Le(y) were expressed in the glands in all of the patients and in the superficial epithelium. Le(b) expression was more common among patients without H. pylori (15/23, 65%) than in those with H. pylori (16/47, 34%) (P = 0.03). In noninfected patients, Le(b) and superficial Le(y) expression were associated with increased age. Le(b) expression was more common in patients with chronic gastritis than in those with DU. Le(x) superficial expression was significantly associated with DU in patients with H. pylori. CONCLUSION: In children, the expression of Le(b) and Le(y) in the superficial gastric epithelium depends on age. Other receptors, such as Le(x), may have a role in H. pylori colonization, especially in patients with DU. Studies assessing the expression of Lewis antigens in children may contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms of acquisition of H. pylori infection.


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Duodenal Ulcer/microbiology , Gastric Mucosa/microbiology , Helicobacter Infections/blood , Helicobacter pylori/physiology , Lewis Blood Group Antigens , Adolescent , Age Factors , Antigens, Bacterial/isolation & purification , Bacterial Adhesion , Bacterial Proteins/isolation & purification , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Gastric Mucosa/immunology , Helicobacter pylori/immunology , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Male , Polymerase Chain Reaction
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J. bras. patol. med. lab ; 39(1): 57-65, jan.-mar. 2003. ilus, tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-334735

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Introduçäo e objetivos: O carcinoma gástrico (CG), altamente prevalente em nosso meio, é a primeira causa de morte por câncer no país. Neste trabalho relatamos os dados de nossa casuística de um período de dez anos. Material e método: Examinaram-se 289 peças de gastrectomia para CG, seguindo-se protocolo padronizado. Resultados: A maior parte dos CG (n = 170, 59 por cento) tinha localizaçäo distal, 230 casos (79 por cento) eram CG avançados (predominantemente Borrmanm III) e 36 casos (12,4 por cento), precoces (predominantemente tipo II); 40 por cento dos casos eram expansivos e 42 por cento, infiltrativos; 178 casos (62 por cento) eram do tipo intestinal (CGI), 61 (21 por cento), do tipo difuso (CGD) e 50 (17 por cento), mistos ou näo-classificáveis. Dos 178 casos de CGI, 116 pacientes eram homens e 61, mulheres (1,9:1), com média de idade de 67 ± 12 anos; nos 61 casos de CGD, 36 pacientes eram homens e 25, mulheres (1,4:1), sendo significativamente mais novos que no CGI (59 ± 14 anos) (p = 0,001). O CGI era predominantemente do tipo Borrmann I ou II, enquanto que o CGD era mais comumente do tipo III ou IV de Borrmann (p = 0,004). Os CGD estavam em estádios mais avançados do que os CGI (p = 0,02) e a invasäo de nervos foi mais frequentemente (p < 10-7). Gastrite crônica atrófica e metaplasia intestinal foram freqüentes, tanto no CGI (81 por cento e 67 por cento) como no CGD (77 por cento e 59 por cento). Conclusöes: Os dados säo semelhantes aos da literatura para populações de médio e alto riscos para CG, predominando tumores distais de tipo intestinal. A maioria dos casos é de CG avançado sem possibilidade de cura no momento do diagnóstico


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Humans , Male , Female , Brazil , Carcinoma , Gastrectomy , Stomach Neoplasms/surgery , Stomach Neoplasms/diagnosis , Stomach Neoplasms/epidemiology , Neoplasm Staging
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