title: Combination of Helicobacter pylori-iceA2 and proinflammatory interleukin-1 polymorphisms is associated with the severity of histological changes in Venezuelan chronic gastritis patients.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of chronic gastritis (CG) and a firmly established carcinogen for gastric adenocarcinoma. However, the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. In this work we studied the association of the allelic variation of H. pylori-iceA virulence factor and human proinflammatory interleukin (IL)-1 polymorphisms (IL-1B-31, IL-1B-511, IL-1B+3954 and IL-1RN) with histopathological changes in the gastric mucosa of patients with CG in Venezuela, a country with a high incidence of and mortality from gastric cancer. Although in this work the iceA1 allele was found more frequently (69.7%), iceA2 allele prevalence was higher in samples with atrophic gastritis (AG) and more severe grades of granulocytic (G2/G3) [P=0.02; odds ratio (OR) 3.3] and lymphocytic infiltration (L2/L3). The carriage of iceA2 strains combined with proinflammatory IL-1 polymorphisms IL-1-31C or IL-1-511T allele carrier genotypes increased even more the risk of presenting G2/G3 with ORs of 5.1 and 5.4, respectively. Moreover, the iceA2/IL-1B-511T and iceA2/IL-1B-31C/-511T/IL-1RN(*)2 bacteria/host genotype combinations showed a significant association with AG and L2/L3, respectively. Despite not being well established, the bacterial risk factor iceA2 seems an important predictor of severe histological changes in CG, separately or in combination with host genetic factors in the Venezuelan population.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. mchiurillo@ucla.edu.ve
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chiurillo
authors.forename: Yeinmy
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Miryan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cañas
authors.forename: Elvis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armanie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014687:Venezuela; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C408644:IceA2 protein, Helicobacter pylori; D007375:Interleukin-1; D037521:Virulence Factors