Expression and function of human β-defensin-2 in patients with peptic ulcer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4904.2011.31.008
- VernacularTitle:人β3-防御素-2在消化性溃疡中的表达及作用
- Author:
Wenyan ZHANG
;
Xiaohong ZHANG
;
Yi TIAN
;
Jiansheng LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastritis;
Peptic ulcer;
,Helicobacter pylori;
β -defensin-2
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2011;34(31):20-23
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between the pathophysiology of Helicobacter pylori induced antral gastritis and the expression of human β -defensin (HBD) -2 in peptic ulcer before and after Helicobacter pylori eradication.Methods Patients in peptic ulcer with Helicobacter pylori-posilive (23 cases) or Helicobacter pylori-negative (20 cases) were included.And 30 normal individuals were as controls.Biopsied gastric mucosa specimens from Helicobacter pylori-positive or Helicobacter pylori-negative individuals were done and normal controls were used.The specimens were examined for pathophysiology diagnosis and HBD-2 expression by immunohistochemistry before and after Helicobacter pylori eradication.Results Helicobacter pylori infection was correlated with the histological severities of both inflammation activity and atrophy in antral gastritis (r =0.574,0.640,P < 0.01 ).The expression of HBD-2 was positively correlated with Helicobacter pylori infection in all the specimens (r =0.533,0.577,P < 0.01 ).Immunohistochemistry using anti-HBD-2 antiserum revealed that HBD-2 expression and inflammation activity had significantly decreased in gastric specimens obtained after Helicobacter pylori eradication(P < 0.01 ).The expression of HBD-2 had no variance in the case failing in Helicobacter pylori eradication (P >0.05).Conclusions Helicobacter pylori infection induces HBD-2 expression in the human gastric epithelium.HBD-2 inhibits the growth of Helicobacter pylori in vitro,which suggests that HBD-2 plays an antibacterial or inhibition role in Helicobacter pylori induced gastritis.In other words,the absence of HBD-2 should enhance the histological inflammation of Helicobacter pylori induced antral gastritis.