Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan

Background. The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the most important virulent determinants of Helicobacter pylori. An insertion sequence (IS) element of cag-PAI (IS605) has been found to generate H. pylori strains with varying virulence. Aim. To evaluate the impact of IS605 and cag-PAI on...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ho Lai, Chin-Lin Perng, Keng-Hsin Lan, Hwai-Jeng Lin
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/356217
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Chin-Lin Perng
Keng-Hsin Lan
Hwai-Jeng Lin
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Chin-Lin Perng
Keng-Hsin Lan
Hwai-Jeng Lin
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description Background. The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the most important virulent determinants of Helicobacter pylori. An insertion sequence (IS) element of cag-PAI (IS605) has been found to generate H. pylori strains with varying virulence. Aim. To evaluate the impact of IS605 and cag-PAI on H. pylori strains isolated from Taiwanese patients with severity of gastric diseases. Methods. H. pylori isolates were cultured from gastric biopsies from 99 patients with peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, and gastric carcinoma. Six distinct, well-separated colonies were isolated from each patient and analyzed by genotyping. Results. cagA, cagE, cagM, cagT, orf10, and orf13 were found to be present in 90.0%–100.0% of the H. pylori isolates. A total deletion of cagA, cagE, cagM, cagT, orf10, and orf13 was found in 1 isolate (1.0%). The IS605 element was found to be positive in 15.2% of the isolates. The presence of IS605 was higher in H. pylori isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma (25.0%) than in patients with duodenal ulcer (6.5%) or chronic gastritis (6.3%) (P<0.001). Conclusions. The majority of the patients examined had intact cag-PAI. IS605 was present in 15.2% and was higher in H. pylori isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma than in those with peptic ulcer.
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spelling doaj-art-2a57373db2d046dc9dada6e0ab6631562025-08-20T03:54:37ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/356217356217Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in TaiwanChih-Ho Lai0Chin-Lin Perng1Keng-Hsin Lan2Hwai-Jeng Lin3Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, TaiwanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, TaiwanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, TaiwanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, TaiwanBackground. The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the most important virulent determinants of Helicobacter pylori. An insertion sequence (IS) element of cag-PAI (IS605) has been found to generate H. pylori strains with varying virulence. Aim. To evaluate the impact of IS605 and cag-PAI on H. pylori strains isolated from Taiwanese patients with severity of gastric diseases. Methods. H. pylori isolates were cultured from gastric biopsies from 99 patients with peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, and gastric carcinoma. Six distinct, well-separated colonies were isolated from each patient and analyzed by genotyping. Results. cagA, cagE, cagM, cagT, orf10, and orf13 were found to be present in 90.0%–100.0% of the H. pylori isolates. A total deletion of cagA, cagE, cagM, cagT, orf10, and orf13 was found in 1 isolate (1.0%). The IS605 element was found to be positive in 15.2% of the isolates. The presence of IS605 was higher in H. pylori isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma (25.0%) than in patients with duodenal ulcer (6.5%) or chronic gastritis (6.3%) (P<0.001). Conclusions. The majority of the patients examined had intact cag-PAI. IS605 was present in 15.2% and was higher in H. pylori isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma than in those with peptic ulcer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/356217
spellingShingle Chih-Ho Lai
Chin-Lin Perng
Keng-Hsin Lan
Hwai-Jeng Lin
Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
title Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
title_full Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
title_fullStr Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
title_short Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
title_sort association of is605 and cag pai of helicobacter pylori isolated from patients with gastrointestinal diseases in taiwan
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/356217
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