Real-time PCR detection of Helicobacter pylori and virulence-associated cagA in nasal polyps and laryngeal disorders.
OBJECTIVE
To identify Helicobacter pylori and major virulence factor, cagA, in patients with laryngeal diseases and nasal polyps.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study with planned data collection.


METHODS
The study was performed on fresh tissue samples from patients with 32 nasal polyps, 29 normal nasal mucosa, and 27 laryngeal diseases presenting to the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery department of a major military hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.


METHODS
Tissue specimens were evaluated by in-house polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR for bacterial DNA and by real-time PCR for cagA. The impact of commercial and in-house DNA extraction methods was also evaluated.


RESULTS
H pylori DNA was detected only by real-time PCR in 59.4 percent of nasal polyps, 70.4 percent of nasal mucosa samples, and 58.6 percent of larynx samples. cagA was identified in 78.9, 89.5, and 82.4 percent of positive polyp, nasal mucosa, and larynx samples, respectively. No statistically significant differences were observed between groups. DNA purification methods were equally effective.


CONCLUSIONS
H pylori DNA is present in nasal polyp and larynx tissues as well as normal nasal mucosa, as detected by a sensitive real-time PCR assay. cagA-positive strains dominate in all groups.
Ozyurt
Mustafa
M
Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. ozyurtm2002@yahoo.com
Gungor
Atila
A
Ergunay
Koray
K
Cekin
Engin
E
Erkul
Evren
E
Haznedaroglu
Tuncer
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014774:Virulence
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C080866:cagA protein, Helicobacter pylori