title: [Chromosomal instability of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with precancer gastric cases].
abstract: Results of clinical and instrumental-laboratory study of 17 cases are presented. According to the rapid urease test (CLO) and histological studies, the helicobacter infection was found in 12 (70.6%) cases out of the group of 17 suffering from chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer adenomatous polyposis. Analyses of Helicobacter pylori dissemination over the gastric mucosa manifested the I (weak) degree (up to 20 microbes within field of vision) prevailing in 8 (66.7%) of 12 cases, while the II (medium) degree (up to 50 microbes within field of vision) and III (high) degree (over 50 microbes within field of vision) occurred only in 4 cases (33.3%). By comparative cytogenetic research of the peripheral blood lymphocytes we found the immunogenetic markers and characteristic features of cytogenetic disturbances in the immunocompetent cells in cases of pre-cancer Helicobacter pylori-associated diseases (chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, adenomatous polyposis). Statistical data confirmed an increase in the percentage of cells with chromosomal aberrations, which amounted to 4.25+/-0.51 in the chronic atrophic gastritis cases, 3.5+/-0.46 in the gastric ulcer cases, 5.75+/-0.60 in the adenomatous polyposis cases for 100 analyzed metaphases. Considering the questionable role of Helicobacter pylori as a direct initiator of mutagenesis, the immune disturbances may be caused by the damage of DNA of lymphocytes resulting from the genotoxic effect of some intermediates of inflammation.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Martynov
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kantariia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D043171:Chromosomal Instability; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA