AIM:To study the role of capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves in Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) positive chronic gastritis before and after eradication.METHODS:Gastric biopsy samples were obtained from corpus and antru...AIM:To study the role of capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves in Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) positive chronic gastritis before and after eradication.METHODS:Gastric biopsy samples were obtained from corpus and antrum mucosa of 20 healthy human subjects and 18 patients with H.pylori positive chronic gastritis (n=18) before and after eradication.Tradi-tional gastric mucosal histology (and Warthin-Starry silver impregnation) and special histochemical examina-tions were carried out.Immunohistochemistry for cap-saicin receptor (TRVP1),calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) were carried out by the labeled polymer immunohistological method (Lab VisionCo.,USA) using polyclonal rabbit and rat monoclonal antibodies (Abcam Ltd.,UK).RESULTS:Eradication treatment was successful in 16 patients (89%).Seven patients (7/18,39%) re-mained with moderate complaints,meanwhile 11 pa-tients (11/28,61%) had no complaints.At histological evaluation,normal gastric mucosa was detected in 4 patients after eradication treatment (4/18,22%),and moderate chronic gastritis could be seen in 14 (14/18,78%) patients.Positive immuno-staining for capsaicin receptor was seen in 35% (7/20) of controls,89% (16/18,P < 0.001) in patients before and 72% (13/18,P < 0.03) after eradication.CGRP was positive in 40% (8/20) of controls,and in 100% (18/18,P < 0.001) of patients before and in 100% (18/18,P < 0.001) after eradication.The immune-staining of gastric mucosa for substance-P was positive in 25% (5/20) of healthy con-trols,and in 5.5% (3/18,P > 0.05) of patients before and in 0% of patients (0/18,P > 0.05) after H.pylori eradication.CONCLUSION:Distibution of TRVP1 and CGRP is altered during the development of H.pylori positive chronic gastritis.The immune-staining for TRVP1,CGRP and SP rwemained unchanged before and after H.py-lori eradication treatment.The capsaicin-sensitive affer-entation is an independent from the eradication treat-ment.The 6 wk time period might not be enough time for the restituion of chronic H.pylori positi展开更多
基金Supported by Grant Baross (REG_DD_KFI_09,CAPSATAB,Hungary)
文摘AIM:To study the role of capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves in Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) positive chronic gastritis before and after eradication.METHODS:Gastric biopsy samples were obtained from corpus and antrum mucosa of 20 healthy human subjects and 18 patients with H.pylori positive chronic gastritis (n=18) before and after eradication.Tradi-tional gastric mucosal histology (and Warthin-Starry silver impregnation) and special histochemical examina-tions were carried out.Immunohistochemistry for cap-saicin receptor (TRVP1),calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) were carried out by the labeled polymer immunohistological method (Lab VisionCo.,USA) using polyclonal rabbit and rat monoclonal antibodies (Abcam Ltd.,UK).RESULTS:Eradication treatment was successful in 16 patients (89%).Seven patients (7/18,39%) re-mained with moderate complaints,meanwhile 11 pa-tients (11/28,61%) had no complaints.At histological evaluation,normal gastric mucosa was detected in 4 patients after eradication treatment (4/18,22%),and moderate chronic gastritis could be seen in 14 (14/18,78%) patients.Positive immuno-staining for capsaicin receptor was seen in 35% (7/20) of controls,89% (16/18,P < 0.001) in patients before and 72% (13/18,P < 0.03) after eradication.CGRP was positive in 40% (8/20) of controls,and in 100% (18/18,P < 0.001) of patients before and in 100% (18/18,P < 0.001) after eradication.The immune-staining of gastric mucosa for substance-P was positive in 25% (5/20) of healthy con-trols,and in 5.5% (3/18,P > 0.05) of patients before and in 0% of patients (0/18,P > 0.05) after H.pylori eradication.CONCLUSION:Distibution of TRVP1 and CGRP is altered during the development of H.pylori positive chronic gastritis.The immune-staining for TRVP1,CGRP and SP rwemained unchanged before and after H.py-lori eradication treatment.The capsaicin-sensitive affer-entation is an independent from the eradication treat-ment.The 6 wk time period might not be enough time for the restituion of chronic H.pylori positi
