Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients.
H. pylori infection is acquired during childhood and causes a chronic inflammatory response in the gastric mucosa, which is considered the main risk factor to acquire gastric cancer (GC) later in life. More recently, infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have also been associated with GC. The role o...
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| author | María G Cárdenas-Mondragón Ricardo Carreón-Talavera Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce Alejandro Gomez-Delgado Javier Torres Ezequiel M Fuentes-Pananá |
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| description | H. pylori infection is acquired during childhood and causes a chronic inflammatory response in the gastric mucosa, which is considered the main risk factor to acquire gastric cancer (GC) later in life. More recently, infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have also been associated with GC. The role of EBV in early inflammatory responses and its relationship with H. pylori infection remains poorly studied. Here, we assessed whether EBV infection in children correlated with the stage of gastritis and whether co-infection with H. pylori affected the severity of inflammation.333 pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain were studied. From them, gastric biopsies were taken and inflammation graded according to the Sydney system; peripheral blood was drawn and antibodies against EBV (IgG and IgM anti-VCA) and H. pylori (IgG anti-whole bacteria and anti-CagA) were measured in sera. We found that children infected only by EBV presented mild mononuclear (MN) and none polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell infiltration, while those infected by H. pylori presented moderate MN and mild PMN. In contrast, patients co-infected with both pathogens were significantly associated with severe gastritis. Importantly, co-infection of H. pylori CagA+/EBV+ had a stronger association with severe MN (PR 3.0) and PMN (PR 7.2) cells than cases with single H. pylori CagA+ infection.Co-infection with EBV and H. pylori in pediatric patients is associated with severe gastritis. Even single infections with H. pylori CagA+ strains are associated with mild to moderate infiltration arguing for a cooperative effect of H. pylori and EBV in the gastric mucosa and revealing a critical role for EBV previously un-appreciated. This study points out the need to study both pathogens to understand the mechanism behind severe damage of the gastric mucosa, which could identified children with increased risk to present more serious lesions later in life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e7bd933b7b24b4294c59022397ce87c2022-12-21T22:37:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0184e6285010.1371/journal.pone.0062850Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients.María G Cárdenas-MondragónRicardo Carreón-TalaveraMargarita Camorlinga-PonceAlejandro Gomez-DelgadoJavier TorresEzequiel M Fuentes-PananáH. pylori infection is acquired during childhood and causes a chronic inflammatory response in the gastric mucosa, which is considered the main risk factor to acquire gastric cancer (GC) later in life. More recently, infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have also been associated with GC. The role of EBV in early inflammatory responses and its relationship with H. pylori infection remains poorly studied. Here, we assessed whether EBV infection in children correlated with the stage of gastritis and whether co-infection with H. pylori affected the severity of inflammation.333 pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain were studied. From them, gastric biopsies were taken and inflammation graded according to the Sydney system; peripheral blood was drawn and antibodies against EBV (IgG and IgM anti-VCA) and H. pylori (IgG anti-whole bacteria and anti-CagA) were measured in sera. We found that children infected only by EBV presented mild mononuclear (MN) and none polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell infiltration, while those infected by H. pylori presented moderate MN and mild PMN. In contrast, patients co-infected with both pathogens were significantly associated with severe gastritis. Importantly, co-infection of H. pylori CagA+/EBV+ had a stronger association with severe MN (PR 3.0) and PMN (PR 7.2) cells than cases with single H. pylori CagA+ infection.Co-infection with EBV and H. pylori in pediatric patients is associated with severe gastritis. Even single infections with H. pylori CagA+ strains are associated with mild to moderate infiltration arguing for a cooperative effect of H. pylori and EBV in the gastric mucosa and revealing a critical role for EBV previously un-appreciated. This study points out the need to study both pathogens to understand the mechanism behind severe damage of the gastric mucosa, which could identified children with increased risk to present more serious lesions later in life.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3634751?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | María G Cárdenas-Mondragón Ricardo Carreón-Talavera Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce Alejandro Gomez-Delgado Javier Torres Ezequiel M Fuentes-Pananá Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients. PLoS ONE |
| title | Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients. |
| title_full | Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients. |
| title_fullStr | Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients. |
| title_short | Epstein Barr virus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients. |
| title_sort | epstein barr virus and helicobacter pylori co infection are positively associated with severe gastritis in pediatric patients |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3634751?pdf=render |
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