幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者血清炎症因子及颈动脉硬化的影响

目的 探讨幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者血清炎症因子及颈动脉硬化的影响。方法 选取2015年6月至2017年2月在安康市中心医院治疗的幽门螺杆菌感染冠心病患者（感染组）50例,以及同时期未被幽门螺杆菌感染的冠心病患者（非感染组）50例。对两组患者血清炎症因子及颈动脉硬化程度进行评估。结果 幽门螺杆菌感染组患者TC、TG及LDL水平均显著高于非感染组,HDL水平显著低于非感染组,差异均有统计学意义（P0.05）,感染组患者不稳定斑块的检出率为48.00%,显著高于非感染组的24.00%,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论 幽门螺杆菌感染能显著升高冠心病患者血脂水平,加重机体炎症反应,并增加患者颈动脉中膜厚度及斑块的不稳定性。     

冠心病患者幽门螺杆菌感染与血清Ghrelin、同型半胱氨酸水平的相关性研究

目的探讨冠心病患者幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)感染与血清Ghrelin、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)水平的相关性。方法选择2013年1月至2014年12月行冠状动脉造影确诊冠心病患者136例作为冠心病组,另选择同期健康体检人员60例作为对照组。运用14 C尿素呼气试验方法测定H.pylori感染情况,观察组患者的冠状动脉病变程度进行Gensini评分,测定血清Ghrelin和Hcy水平,分析H.pylori感染与Ghrelin、Hcy水平及Gensini积分之间的关系。结果冠心病组血清Ghrelin水平明显低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(t=10.65,P0.05);冠心病组血清Hcy水平明显高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(t=6.08,P0.05)。冠心病患者中,H.pylori感染组血清Ghrelin明显低于H.pylori未感染组,差异有统计学意义(t=7.58,P0.05);H.pylori感染组组血清Hcy明显高于H.pylori未感染组,差异有统计学意义(t=5.63,P0.05)。随着冠心病H.pylori感染程度的加重,血清Ghrelin水平逐渐下降,血清Hcy水平、Gensini积分逐渐升高。H.pylori感染根治后血清Ghrelin水平较治疗前明显升高,而Hcy水平明显下降,差异均有统计学意义(t=14.84、6.25,P0.05)。结论 H.pylori感染能够影响冠心病患者血清Ghrelin、Hcy水平,H.pylori感染可能参与冠心病发生发展。H.pylori感染程度与冠心病患者冠状动脉病变程度相关。     

幽门螺杆菌感染与冠心病

幽门螺杆菌感染与慢性胃炎、消化性溃疡的发病密切相关。近年来的研究还发现,幽门螺杆菌感染可能与冠心病发病也有关系,但其机制仍不清楚,可能与炎症免疫反应、高半胱氨酸血症、脂质代谢紊乱、促凝物质增加等因素有关。进一步探讨其作用机制将为冠心病的防治提供一条新的途径。     

幽门螺杆菌感染与血清抗体及滴度的相关性研究

为了解幽门螺杆菌（ＨｅｌｉｃｏｂａｃｔｅｒＰｙｌｏｒｉ,ＨＰ）感染时机体的免疫状况,我们对１３４例上消化道疾病患者的血清免疫球蛋白进行了检测。结果表明,细菌培养阳性患者的三种血清抗体滴度显著高于细菌培养阴性患者。血清ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＡ、ＩｇＭ阳性与细菌培养阳性的符合率分别为７９．１％,７４．６％和４３．２％。活动性胃炎和非活动性胃炎的细菌培养阳性率分别为６６％和４２％。证实ＨＰ菌感染与活动性胃炎的发生密切相关,而与胃炎的严重程度无显著性差异。并证实了抗ＨＰ菌ＩｇＧ、ＩｇＡ检测具有较高的诊断ＨＰ菌感染的敏感性和特异性。     

冠心病患者血清中血管内皮细胞生长因子水平与幽门螺杆菌抗体相关性研究

目的探讨冠心病(CHD)患者血清中血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)水平与幽门螺杆菌(H.pylori)抗体之间的相关性。方法选取2013年2月至2015年2月医院接受治疗的冠心病患者共60例,以及60例体检没有冠心病的健康者,对患者的VEGF和Hp-IgG进行检测,观察两组的测定结果。结果观察组患者Hp-IgG阳性的例数明显高于对照组,Hp-IgG阴性的例数率明显低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(χ2=15.873,P0.001);观察组患者Hp-IgG阳性血清VEGF(t=20.37,P0.05)和Hp-IgG阴性血清VEGF水平明显低于对照组(t=9.02,P0.05),对比差异有统计学意义。结论 CHD患者血清中VEGF水平与H.pylori感染情况有很大关系,对VEGF和Hp-IgG实施检测,对冠心病疾病的发展、病变、诊断、预后都有非常重要的意义。     

幽门螺杆菌感染对冠心病患者冠状动脉病变程度与血清Ghrelin/obestatin比值的影响

目的探讨幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)感染与冠心病患者冠状动脉病变程度和血清Ghrelin/obestatin比值之间的关系。方法选取2013年1月至2014年10月行冠状动脉造影确诊冠心病患者116例作为冠心病组,选取同期健康体检人员80例作为对照组。对所有患者的冠状动脉病变程度进行Gensini评分,运用14 C尿素呼气试验方法测定H.pylori感染情况,测定血清Ghrelin和obestatin水平,分析H.pylori感染与冠状动脉病变程度、血清Ghrelin/obestatin比值之间的关系。结果冠心病组H.pylori感染阳性率明显高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。H.pylori感染阳性组Gensini积分明显高于H.pylori感染阴性组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);H.pylori感染阳性组Ghrelin/obestatin比值明显低于H.pylori感染阴性组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论 H.pylori感染能够加重冠心病患者冠状动脉病变程度,引起Ghrelin/obestatin比值异常升降低。H.pylori感染与冠心病发生发展密切相关。     

幽门螺杆菌感染与急性心肌梗死患者血清炎症反应的关系

目的:探讨幽门螺杆菌(Hp)感染与急性心肌梗死(AMI)患者血清炎症反应的关系,为临床防治AMI提供参考。方法:选取2013年4月-2014年11月我院收治的74例AMI患者作为研究组,另选取同期在我院进行体检的74例健康人作为对照组。采用酶联免疫法检测和比较两组患者Hp免疫球蛋白G(Immunoglobulin G,IgG)浓度及血清IL-6、IL-8、IL-18、TNF-α和hs-CRP水平,分析Hp IgG阳性与血清炎症因子水平的相关性。结果:研究组患者的Hp IgG浓度为(60.92±45.15)KU/L,相比于对照组的(32.36±24.08)KU/L明显偏高(P0.05),且其阳性率为72.97%,明显高于对照组的51.35%(P0.05);Hp阳性患者IL-6、IL-8、IL-18、TNF-α、hs-CRP明显高于Hp阴性患者的(P0.05)。Pearson相关分析显示Hp IgG浓度与血清IL-6、IL-8、IL-18、TNF-α、hs-CRP水平均呈显著正相关,相关系数分别为0.735、0.644、0.798、0.674、0.616(P0.05)。结论:Hp感染与AMI患者血清炎症反应之间存在着密切的关系。     

儿童幽门螺杆菌感染

幽门螺杆菌感染不仅能引起胃炎、消化性溃疡,诱发胃癌等胃肠道的病变,还与许多胃肠外疾病密切相关,如果不经过特殊治疗将终生带菌,严重的影响小儿的生长发育和身心健康。这些问题引起了儿科医生和儿童保健医生的共同关注。儿童期既是幽门螺杆菌感染的特殊时期,也是控制感染的关键时期。本文将从小儿幽门螺杆菌国内外的感染状况、相关疾病、诊断方法、治疗及预防等几个方面综述如下。     

应用ELISA法检测人群中幽门螺杆菌抗体及血清流行病学分析

应用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)对307例自然人群和228例胃病患者的血清进行了抗幽门螺杆菌(HP)抗体的检测,同时与尿素酶试验和涂片镜检结果比较。结果:自然人群中HP抗体阳性率为14.66％,不同性别、职业、民族间HP抗体的阳性率无差异。各年龄组间HP抗体阳性率有随年龄增加而升高趋势。胃病患者HP抗体阳性率为61.41％,GMT为1:430.53,明显高于自然人群的14.66％,GMT 1:15783,两者差异显著。ELISA法与尿素酶试验和涂片镜检结果存在相关关系。认为ELISA法结果可靠,可用于人群普查及HP感染的诊断。     

幽门螺杆菌感染免疫逃逸机制的研究

研制有效的幽门螺杆菌疫苗,是防治该菌感染的有效途径。本文综述幽门螺杆菌感染的免疫逃逸机制的研究进展,以便深入了解幽门螺杆菌慢性感染的机制,为研制疫苗提供新的思路。     

Quantitative assessment of IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori and outcome of ischaemic heart disease

Criticisms of serological studies on Helicobacter pylori and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) include: undiagnosed heart disease in live controls; no assessment of severity or outcome of IHD; and qualitative not quantitative measurements of IgG to the bacteria. The aim was to assess quantitatively IgG levels specific for H. pylori (ng ml(-1)) among patients who survived a myocardial infarction (MI) with those who died of IHD. Sera were from four groups: (1) men who survived one MI; (2) men matched for age and socioeconomic background to group 1; (3) individuals who died suddenly of IHD; (4) accidental deaths matched for age and sex to group 3. Levels of IgG to H. pylori increased with age (P<0.005) but were not associated with smoking or socioeconomic groups. There was a correlation between IgG to the bacteria and decreasing socioeconomic levels only among group 1 (P<0.01). IgG levels were higher for subjects who died of heart disease (median=151 ng ml(-1)) compared with survivors (median=88 ng ml(-1)) (P=0.034) and higher for survivors compared with their controls (median=58 ng ml(-1)) (P=0.039). Future serological studies of H. pylori in relation to IHD should be quantitative and severity of disease considered in analyses.     

A review of the postulated mechanisms concerning the association of Helicobacter pylori with ischemic heart disease

Since its discovery, Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, both digestive and extradigestive. Interestingly, the majority of the extradigestive-related literature is focused on two vascular manifestations: stroke and ischemic heart disease. Potential mechanisms for the establishment of a H. pylori-induced ischemic heart disease have been proposed with regard to chronic inflammation, molecular mimicry, oxidative modifications, endothelial dysfunction, direct effect of the microorganism on atherosclerotic plaques as well as changes regarding traditional or novel risk factors for ischemic heart disease or even platelet-H. pylori interactions. A positive link between H. pylori infection and ischemic heart disease has been suggested by a series of studies focusing on epidemiologic evidence, dyslipidemic alterations, upregulation of inflammatory markers or homocysteine levels, induction of hypercoagulability, oxidation of low-density lipoprotein, causation of impaired endothelial function, detection of H. pylori DNA in atherosclerotic plaques, and participation of certain antigens and antibodies in a cross-reactivity model. There are studies, however, which investigated the relationship between H. pylori and ischemic heart disease with regard to the same parameters and failed to confirm the suggested positive association. Further studies in the direction of interaction between H. pylori and the host's genotype as well as a quest for evidence towards novel risk factors for ischemic heart disease such as oxidative stress, vascular remodeling, vascular calcification, or vasomotor activity, may reveal a field of great interest, thus contributing to the determination of new potential mechanisms.     

Elevated homocysteine levels in patients with slow coronary flow: relationship with Helicobacter pylori infection

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Elevation of plasma homocysteine (Hcy) level has been implicated in the pathogenesis of slow coronary flow (SCF) as it can severely disturb vascular endothelial function. Helicobacter pylori chronically infect the human stomach and causes malabsorption of vitamin B(12) and folate in food, leading ultimately to an increase in circulating Hcy levels. METHODS: Forty-three patients with angiographically proven SCF (group I) were enrolled in this study; 43 cases with normal coronary flow pattern (group II) served as controls. Fasting plasma levels of Hcy, vitamin B(12), and folate were measured in all subjects. Presence of H. pylori infection was defined as positive 14 C urea breath test. Coronary flow patterns for each major epicardial coronary artery were determined with the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count method. RESULTS: Mean TIMI frame count was 46.3 +/- 8.7 in group I and 24.3 +/- 2.9 in Group II (p = .0001). Vitamin B(12) levels were similar, whereas folate levels were dramatically reduced in group I compared to group II (13.2 +/- 4.3 vs. 17.1 +/- 5.2, p = .0001). Plasma Hcy levels were significantly higher in group I compared to group II (13.4 +/- 5.6 vs. 7.9 +/- 2.5, p = .0001) as was the prevalence of H. pylori infection (90.7% in group I vs. 58.1% in group II, p = .001). Hcy levels were elevated (11.7 +/- 5.3 vs. 7.5 +/- 2.7, p = .0001) and folate levels were reduced (13.9 +/- 4.7 vs. 18.6 +/- 4.9, p = .0001) in patients with H. pylori infection, while vitamin B(12) levels were similar in patients with and without H. pylori infection. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between plasma folate and Hcy levels and also between folate levels and mean TIMI frame counts (r = -.33, p = .002 vs. r = -.33, p = .003). Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between plasma Hcy levels and mean TIMI frame counts (r = .66, p = .0001). In addition, the folate level was the only significant determinant of the variance of Hcy in multiple regression analysis (r = -.21, p = .03). CONCLUSION: Our data showed that plasma folate levels were decreased and plasma Hcy levels were increased in patients with SCF compared to controls. Also, the prevalence of H. pylori infection was increased in patients with SCF. These findings suggest that elevated levels of plasma Hcy, possibly caused by H. pylori infection, and/or a possible disturbance in its metabolism may play a role in the pathogenesis of SCF.     

Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from the intestinal mucosa of patients with Crohn's disease

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter species are associated with inflammatory bowel disease in rodents and in nonhuman primates. Therefore, we prospectively investigated the presence of Helicobacter species in the intestinal mucosa of patients with and without Crohn's disease by culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mucosal fragments were obtained from the ileum, different colon regions, and rectum of 43 patients with Crohn's disease and of 74 patients without inflammatory bowel disease. RESULTS: Helicobacter pylori strains, identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, were more frequently isolated and PCR-detected in the intestinal mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis-like Crohn's disease than in intestinal mucosa of the control group. Otherwise, anti-H. pylori immunoglobulin G levels were significantly lower in fibrostenosing and fistulating Crohn's disease subgroups. No other Helicobacter species were found in the intestinal mucosa of the patients. CONCLUSIONS: Although our results suggest an association between the presence of H. pylori in the intestine and ulcerative colitis-like phenotype of Crohn's disease, H. pylori infection in the actual causality of Crohn's disease is still to be determined.     

Organ-specific autoantibodies in children with Helicobacter pylori infection

BACKGROUND: We compared the prevalence of organ-specific autoantibodies in a group of Helicobacter pylori infected children and a group of uninfected children and investigated the relationship between the presence of relevant autoantibodies and the status of the target organs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty-four children with dyspepsia (54 boys, 70 girls; mean age 10.5 years; range 4-19) underwent gastroscopy: 56 had H. pylori infection (31 girls, 25 boys), while 68 (37 girls and 31 boys), were H. pylori-negative. All sera were tested for the presence of: parietal cell autoantibodies (PCA), intrinsic factor autoantibodies (IFA), microsomial autoantibodies, thyroglobulin autoantibodies, islet cell autoantibodies, glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies, adrenal cortex autoantibodies, steroid-producing cell autoantibodies; gastrin, pepsinogen A, pepsinogen C and anti-H. pylori antibodies. The histological features and the ureA and cagA genes were also considered. RESULTS: The frequency of organ-specific autoantibodies was higher in patients with H. pylori infection than in uninfected patients (chi2-test p < .0001). Specifically gastric autoantibodies were significantly higher: seven of the 56 H. pylori-positive children were PCA-positive and one was IFA-positive (chi2-test p = .0004). The presence of autoantibodies was not associated with any clinical or biohumoral signs of disease. CONCLUSIONS: Our study detected a relationship between H. pylori infection in childhood and the presence of organ-specific autoantibodies unassociated with any clinical or biohumoral signs of disease. Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood could trigger the onset of clinical autoimmune gastritis, and/or other clinical autoimmune diseases.     

Helicobacter pylori infection increases serum nitrate and nitrite more prominently than serum pepsinogens

Background. Helicobacter pylori infection causes chronic gastritis and results in increased serum concentrations of pepsinogens I and II as well as gastrin, while the ratio of pepsinogen I to II (I : II) is decreased. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is induced in H. pylori‐associated gastritis and may modulate inflammation. However serum nitrate and nitrite (NOx) concentrations in patients with H. pylori‐induced chronic gastritis have not been reported. We examined differences in serum NOx between H. pylori‐negative and positive volunteers relative to differences in pepsinogens and gastrin. Materials and methods. Sera from 80 healthy asymptomatic volunteers younger than 36 years were analyzed for anti‐H. pylori antibody, NOx, gastrin and pepsinogens. Results. In H. pylori antibody‐positive subjects serum NOx concentrations were higher than in negative subjects (p < .005). In H. pylori‐negative subjects, NOx correlated with pepsinogen II (r = .405, p < .05). In subjects with low pepsinogen I or II, NOx was higher in H. pylori‐positive than negative subjects (p < .001). In subjects with high pepsinogen I : II (6 or higher), serum NOx was higher in H. pylori‐positive than in negative subjects. Conclusions. H. pylori‐induced gastritis increases serum NOx concentrations more prominently than those of pepsinogen. In H. pylori‐negative subjects, serum correlates with serum pepsinogen II.