Helicobacter pylori upregulates prion protein expression in gastric mucosa: A possible link to prion disease  

作　　者：Peter C Konturek Karolina Bazela Vitally Kukharskyy Michael Bauer Eckhart G Hahn Detlef Schuppan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Medicine

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2005年第48期7651-7656,共6页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by Bavarian Ministry of Health, Germany

摘　　要：AIM： Pathological prion protein （PrP^sc） is responsible for the development of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies （TSE）. While PrPc enters the organism via the oral route, less data is available to know about its uptake and the role of gastrointestinal inflammation on the expression of priori precursor PrPc, which is constitutively expressed in the gastric mucosa.METHODS： We studied PrPc expression in the gastric mucosa of 10 Helicobacter pylori-positive patients before and after successful H pylori eradication compared to non-infected controls using RT-PCR and Western blotting. The effect of central mediators of gastric inflammation, i.e., gastrin, prostaglandin E2 （PGE2）, tumor necrosis factor alpha （TNF-α） and interleukin 1 beta （IL-1β） on PrPc expression was analyzed in gastric cell lines.RESULTS： PrPc expression was increased in H pyloriinfection compared with non-infected controls and decreased to normal after successful eradication. Gastrin, PGE2, and IL-1β dose-dependently upregulated PrPc in gastric cells, while TNF-α had no effect.CONCLUSION： H pylori infection leads to the upregulation of gastric PrPc expression. This can be linked to H pylori induced hypergastrinemia and increased mucosal PGE2 and IL-1β synthesis. H pylori creates a milieu for enhanced propagation of prions in the gastrointestinal tract.AIM: Pathological prion protein (PrPSC) is responsible for the development of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE). While PrPc enters the organism via the oral route, less data is available to know about its uptake and the role of gastrointestinal inflammation on the expression of prion precursor PrPc, which is constitutively expressed in the gastric mucosa.METHODS: We studied PrPc expression in the gastric mucosa of 10 Helicobacter pylori-positive patients before and after successful H pylori eradication compared to non-infected controls using RT-PCR and Western blotting.The effect of central mediators of gastric inflammation,i.e., gastrin, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) on PrPc expression was analyzed in gastric cell lines.RESULTS: PrPc expression was increased in H pyloriinfection compared with non-infected controls and decreased to normal after successful eradication. Gastrin,PGE2, and IL-1β dose-dependently upregulated PrPc in gastric cells, while TNF-α had no effect.CONCLUSION: H pylori infection leads to the upregulation of gastric PrPc expression. This can be linked to H pylori induced hypergastrinemia and increased mucosal PGE2 and IL-1β synthesis.H pylori creates a milieu for enhanced propagation of prions in the gastrointestinal tract.

关 键 词：PRIONS Helicobacter pylori  Gastrin Proinflammatory cytokines 

分 类 号：R573[医药卫生—消化系统]