Lin SY(1), Lin CL, Liu JH, Yang YF, Huang CC, Kao CH.
Int J Clin Pract. 2015 Jan 21. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12602.
[Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The association between Helicobacter pylori
infection and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) events remains unknown. We assessed the
relationship between H. pylori infection requiring hospital admission and the subsequent risks of ESRD.
METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study in which
data from the National Health Insurance system of Taiwan
was used. The H. pylori-infected cohort comprised 20,068 patients. Each participant was frequency-matched by age and sex with 4 individuals from the general population without H. pylori-infected. Cox
proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate
the influence of H. pylori infection on the risk of ESRD.
RESULTS: The overall incidence of ESRD was 3.72 times greater
in the H. pylori-infected cohort than in the non-infected cohort (11.1 vs. 2.96 per 1000
person-years), with an adjusted HR of 2.58 [95% confidence interval
(CI) = 2.33-2.86]. The risk of ESRD markedly increased in patients with H. pylori
infection combined with at least one of the following concomitant
comorbidities: hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and coronary artery disease.
CONCLUSIONS: This is currently the largest nation-based study in which the risk of ESRD in H. pylori-infected patients was examined. H. pylori infection was
associated with a subsequent risk of ESRD. H. pylori-infected patients with
concomitant chronic kidney disease (CKD) or cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk factors were at higher risk of ESRD than were those who had a single CKD or CVD
Kwon YH(1), Kim N, Lee JY, Choi YJ, Yoon K, Hwang JJ, Lee HJ,
Lee A, Jeong YS, Oh S, Yoon H, Shin CM, Park YS, Lee DH.Helicobacter.
2015 Jan 29. doi: 10.1111/hel.12189. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The (13) C-urea breath test ((13) C-UBT) is a noninvasive method for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The aims of this study wereto evaluate the diagnostic validity of the (13) C-UBT cutoff value and to identify influencing clinical factors responsible for aberrant results.
in the range 2.0‰ to 10.0‰ after H. pylori eradication therapy were compared with the results of endoscopic biopsy results of the antrum and body. Factors
considered to affect test results adversely were analyzed.
RESULTS: Among patients with a positive (13) C-UBT result (2.5‰ to 10.0‰,
n = 223) or a negative (13) C-UBT result (2.0‰ to < 2.5‰, n = 66) after H. pylori
eradication, 73 patients (34.0%) were false positive, and one (1.5%) was false
negative as determined by endoscopic biopsy. The sensitivity, specificity,
false-positive rate, and false-negative rate for a cutoff value of 2.5‰ were
99.3%, 47.1%, 52.9%, and 0.7%, respectively, and positive and negative predictive
values of the (13) C-UBT were 67.3% and 98.5%, respectively. Multivariate
analysis showed that a history of two or more previous H. pylori eradication
therapies (OR = 2.455, 95%CI = 1.299-4.641) and moderate to severe gastric
intestinal metaplasia (OR = 3.359, 95%CI = 1.572-7.178) were associated with a
false-positive (13) C-UBT result.
CONCLUSION: The (13) C-UBT cutoff value currently used has poor specificity for
confirming H. pylori status after eradication, and this lack of specificity is
exacerbated in patients that have undergone multiple prior eradication therapies
and in patients with moderate to severe gastric intestinal metaplasia. In
addition, the citric-free (13) C-UBT would increase a false-positive (13) C-UBT
result.
PMID: 25640474 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Ang TL(1), Fock KM, Song M, Ang D, Kwek AB, Ong J, Tan J, Teo EK, Dhamodaran S.J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Jan 16. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12892. [Epub ahead of
print]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Clarithromycin-based triple therapy (TT) is the first line
treatment for H. pylori infection in Singapore. There is awareness that TT may no
longer be effective due to increased clarithromycin resistance rates. Sequential
therapy (ST) and concomitant therapy (CT) are alternative treatment regimens. The
study aimed to compare the efficacy of 10-day TT, ST and CT as first line
treatment for H. pylori infection.
METHODS: A randomized study conducted in a teaching hospital. Patients aged 21
years and older with newly diagnosed H. pylori infection were randomized to
10-day TT, ST or CT. Treatment outcome was assessed by 13-carbon urea breath test at least 4 weeks after therapy. Intention to treat (ITT), modified ITT (MITT) and
per protocol (PP) analysis of the eradication rates were performed.
RESULTS: A total of 462 patients were enrolled (ST: 154; TT 155; CT 153). Patient
demographics were similar. Eradication rates for ST vs. TT vs. CT: ITT analysis:
84.4% vs. 83.2% vs. 81.7% (p= NS); MITT analysis: 90.3% vs. 92.1% vs. 94.7% (p =
NS); PP analysis: 94.1% vs. 92.8% vs. 95.4% (p = NS). Antibiotic resistance rates
for amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole were 4.7%, 17.9% and 48.1%
respectively. Dual clarithromycin and metronidazole resistance occurred in 7.5%.
Dual resistance and lack of compliance were predictors of treatment failure.
CONCLUSIONS: TT, ST and CT all achieved eradication rates above 80% on ITT and above 90% on MITT and PP analyses. Dual resistance and lack of compliance were predictors of treatment failure. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02092506.
PMID: 25639278 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Hasan R(1), Altayar O(1), Limburg PJ(1), Murad MH(1), Knawy B(1). World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Jan 28;21(4):1305-14. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1305.
Abstract
AIM: To quantitatively summarize and appraise the available evidence of urea
breath test (UBT) use to diagnose Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in
patients with dyspepsia and provide pooled diagnostic accuracy measures.
METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library and other databases for studies addressing the value of UBT in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. We included cross-sectional studies that evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of UBT in adult patients with dyspeptic symptoms. Risk of bias was assessed using QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies)-2 tool. Diagnostic accuracy measures were pooled using the random-effects model. Subgroup analysis was conducted by UBT type ((13)C vs (14)C) and by measurement technique (Infrared spectrometry vs Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry).
RESULTS: Out of 1380 studies identified, only 23 met the eligibility criteria.
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of centralized culture and possible influencing
factors.
METHODS: From January 2010 to July 2012, 66452 patients with suspected
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection from 26 hospitals in Zhejiang and
Jiangsu Provinces in China underwent gastrointestinal endoscopy. Gastric mucosal
biopsies were taken from the antrum for culture. These biopsies were transported
under natural environmental temperature to the central laboratory in Hangzhou
city and divided into three groups based on their transport time: 5, 24 and 48 h.
The culture results were reported after 72 h and the positive culture rates were
analyzed by a χ (2) test. An additional 5736 biopsies from H. pylori-positive
patients (5646 rapid urease test-positive and 90 (14)C-urease breath
test-positive) were also cultured for quality control in the central laboratory
setting.
RESULTS: The positive culture rate was 31.66% (21036/66452) for the patient
samples and 71.72% (4114/5736) for the H. pylori-positive quality control
specimens. In the 5 h transport group, the positive culture rate was 30.99%
(3865/12471), and 32.84% (14960/45553) in the 24 h transport group. In contrast,
the positive culture rate declined significantly in the 48 h transport group
(26.25%; P < 0.001). During transportation, the average natural temperature
increased from 4.67 to 29.14 °C, while the positive culture rate declined from
36.67% (1462/3987) to 24.12% (1799/7459). When the temperature exceeded 24 °C,the positive culture rate decreased significantly, especially in the 48 h
transport group (23.17%).
CONCLUSION: Transportation of specimens within 24 h and below 24°C is reasonable and acceptable for centralized culture of multicenter H. pylori samples.
Barden S(1), Niemann HH(2).J Mol Biol. 2015 Jan 21. pii: S0022-2836(15)00027-3. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2015.01.006. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
The Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system pilus protein CagL mediates
interaction with host cells via its RGD motif. Here we analyzed prerequisites for
this interaction within CagL and on host cells. Various human cell lines were
tested for adhesion to CagL. HT-29 and 23132/87 cells adhered to immobilized
recombinant CagL in an RGD-dependent manner, while 293T (HEK) and A549 cells did not. In a competitive ELISA CagL competed with fibronectin for binding to the
ectodomains of integrins αVβ6 and αVβ8 but not αVβ1, αVβ3, αVβ5 and α5β1.Integrin αVβ6 acts as receptor for several viruses exposing an RGDLXXL motif.CagL also contains an RGDLXXL sequence. We individually mutated Leu79 and Leu82 of this motif to threonine, although both leucines are buried in the hydrophobic
core. Surprisingly, the ability of CagL variants L79T and L82T to support
adhesion was significantly reduced for 23132/87 cells and lost for MKN-45 and
HT-29 cells. The role of integrin αVβ6 in adhesion to CagL was investigated using
SW480 cells transfected with the integrin β6 subunit (SW480β6). These cells
adhered to CagL in an RGD-dependent manner, while mock-transfected SW480 cells
did not. The antibody 3G9 that blocks the function of integrin αVβ6 inhibited
adhesion of SW480β6, MKN-45, 23132/87 and HT-29 cells to CagL. In summary, CagLfeatures an RGDLXXL motif facilitating adhesion of several human cell lines via
integrin αVβ6. The buried location of Leu79 and Leu82 supports our previously
published hypothesis that CagL partly unfolds upon integrin binding.
PMID: 25617764 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]