Helicobacter Pylori-oncogenic protein cytotoxin-associated gene A and assessment of CD14 and CD163 in duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer patients
Hasanain Ihsan Hadi, Ahmed Abduljabbar Jaloob Aljanaby, Muslim Abdulkareem Enaya
Abstract
Nearly half of the world's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori). A duodenal ulcer or stomach cancer can be caused by the infection by this bacterium. The aim of this work is to assess the levels of CD14 and CD163 in H.Pylori-positive patients infected with duodenal ulcer (DU) and gastric cancer (GC) and determine the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori-oncogenic protein cytotoxin-associated gene A strains (H.pylori-CagA). This study included 89 individuals distributed as follows: 20 healthy individuals as controls and 69 patients infected with H. Pylori have been divided as follows: 27 patients infected with H.pylori only (H.Pylori+), 22 H.pylori+DU and 20 H.pylori+GC. H. Pylori-oncogenic protein cytotoxin-associated gene A strains (H-pylori-CagA) were diagnosed based on a qualitative reverse-phase Enzyme Immunoassay Technique. CD163 and CD14 were measured in all individuals' serum using the Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay (ELISA) test. Out of 69 patients infected with H.pylori, there was one CagA strain in H.pylori+; two and five strains were recorded in H.pylori+DU and H.pylori+GC, respectively. CD14 and CD163 serum concentrations were significantly higher (P≤0.05) in H. pylori+, H. pylori+DU and H. pylori+GC than in controls. Conclusions: Patients with CagA strains infection are at risk of developing a duodenal ulcer and stomach cancer.