• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 1998

목 적: H. pylori가 만성유문부 위염의 원인으로 밝혀지면서 십이지장궤양 환자의 90%이상에서 그 위점막에 H. pylori의 존재가 확인되어 H. pylori의 박멸이 십이지장궤양 치료 및 재발에 미치는 영향에 대해 많은 연구가 이루어져 왔고 여러 보고에서 H. pylori의 박멸로 십이지장궤양의 재발율이 현저히 감소한다고 하였다. 소아에서는 성인에 비해 궤양의 빈도가 낮고 내시경적 검사의 제약으로 인하여 이에 대한 관심이 상대적으로 적었으며 소아 십이지장궤양에 대한 연구는 현재까지 거의 없는 실정이다. 이에 저자들은 내시경으로 진단한 소아 십이지장궤양에서 고식적 궤양치료와 H. pylori 병행치료후의 궤양의 재발에 대해 비교 분석해 보고자 하였다. 방 법: 1987년 7월부터 1995년 8월까지 서울대학병원 어린이 병원에 내원하여 내시경검사상 십이지장궤양으로 진단받은 105명(남:여=78:27)을 대상으로, 고식적 치료(ranitidine+antacid)를 행한 군과, H. pylori 진단을 받은 경우 고식적 치료와 함께 amoxicillin(50 mg/kg) 2주, denol(8 mg/kg) 4주의 균박멸 치료를 병행한 군으로 나누어 궤양재발율에 대하여 비교 조사하여 보았다. H. pylori 양성은 내시경생검을 통한 CLO test, Giemsa 염색과 혈청 IgG 항체검사중 둘 이상이 양성이거나 생검조직의 균배양이 양성인 것으로 하였다. 결 과: 1) 91년 5월이후 진단받은 38명(남:여=30:8) 중 원발성 십이지장궤양은 30명(78.9%)이었으며 모두 H. pylori 검사가 시행되어 이중 27명이 양성으로 H. pylori의 감염율은 90.0%였다. 2) H. pylori 양성인 27명 환아에 대해 고식적 치료와 H. pylori 치료를 병행하였는데 추적내시경검사상 23명에서 궤양치유와 함께 균의 박멸이 확인되어 H. pylori 치료성공율은 85.2%였다. 3) 6주의 치료후 추적검사상 박멸에 실패한 3명은 강화요법으로 균의 소실이 확인되었고 이중 1명(33.3%)이 치료종료 2.4년후 재발하였다. 4) 십이지장궤양 환아의 치료후 추적관찰 1년이내 궤양의 재발율은 고식적 치료만을 시행한 경우 65.3%였고 H. pylori 치료를 병행한 경우는 4.3%였다. 결 론: 십이지장궤양 환아들의 대부분이 H. pylori의 감염이 있으며 H. pylori 양성인 소아 십이지장궤양에서 H. pylori 박멸 요법은 궤양 재발의 방지를 위하여 반드시 필요하다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권20호
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• pp.8883-8886
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• 2014

Background: Tetracycline is an antibiotic widely used for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection, but its effectiveness is decreasing due to increasing bacterial resistance. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of 16S rRNA mutations associated with resistance or reduced susceptibility to tetracycline ofHelicobacter pylori by real-time PCR (RT-PCR) assays from culture. Materials and Methods: Tetracycline susceptibility and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) was determined by the Epsilometer test (Etest) method. A LightCycler assay developed to detect these mutations was applied to DNA extracted from culture. The 16S rRNA of these isolates was sequenced and resistance-associated mutations were identified. From 104 isolates of H. pylori examined, 11 showed resistance to tetracycline. Results: LightCycler assay was applied to DNA extracted from 11 tetracycline-susceptible and 11 tetracycline resistance H. pylori isolates. In our study the sequencing of the H. pylori wild types in 16 s rRNA gene were AGA 926-928 with MIC (0.016 to $0.5{\mu}g/ml$), while the sequencing and MIC for resistant were GGA and AGC, (0.75 to $1.5{\mu}g/ml$), respectively. Also we found a novel mutation in 2 strains with $84^{\circ}C$ as their melting temperatures and exhibition of an A939C mutation. Conclusions: We conclude that real-time PCR is an excellent method for determination of H. pylori tetracycline resistance related mutations that could be used directly on biopsy specimens.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.501-509
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• 2021

More than half the world's population is thought to be infected with Helicobacter pylori. Although the majority of infected people are asymptomatic, H. pylori infection may cause gastric ulcers and deadly gastric cancer. Owing to the difficulty and invasiveness of current routine culture and diagnostic methods, a highly sensitive and specific noninvasive assay for H. pylori is of interest. This study highlighted the design and performance of a colorimetric magneto loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CM-LAMP) assay to detect H. pylori in spiked saliva samples. LF primers were coated on magnetic nanoparticles by carbodiimide-induced immobilization and functionally used for solid-phase amplification. During the LAMP reaction at 66℃, biotin-tagged FIPs were incorporated into LAMP amplicons. The colorimetric signal developed after the addition of NeutrAvidin horseradish peroxidase conjugate (NA-HRP) and ABTS. None of the tested microorganisms, including closely related bacteria, was shown positive by the CM-LAMP assay except H. pylori isolates. This novel platform was highly specific and 100-fold more sensitive (40 CFU/ml or 0.2 CFU per reaction) than the PCR and conventional LAMP assays for the detection of H. pylori in spiked saliva. Our results demonstrated the feasibility of using this noninvasive molecular diagnostic test to detect H. pylori in saliva samples.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.138-147
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• 2019

Purpose: Several studies have shown that the oral cavity is a secondary location for Helicobacter pylori colonization and that H. pylori is associated with the severity of periodontitis. This study investigated whether H. pylori had an effect on the periodontium. We established an invasion model of a standard strain of H. pylori in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (hPDLFs), and evaluated the effects of H. pylori on cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. Methods: Different concentrations of H. pylori were used to infect hPDLFs, with 6 hours of co-culture. The multiplicity of infection in the low- and high-concentration groups was 10:1 and 100:1, respectively. The Cell Counting Kit-8 method and Ki-67 immunofluorescence were used to detect cell proliferation. Flow cytometry, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blots were used to detect cell cycle progression. In the high-concentration group, the invasion of H. pylori was observed by transmission electron microscopy. Results: It was found that H. pylori invaded the fibroblasts, with cytoplasmic localization. Analyses of cell proliferation and flow cytometry showed that H. pylori inhibited the proliferation of periodontal fibroblasts by causing G2 phase arrest. The inhibition of proliferation and G2 phase arrest were more obvious in the high-concentration group. In the low-concentration group, the G2 phase regulatory factors cyclin dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) and cell division cycle 25C (Cdc25C) were upregulated, while cyclin B1 was inhibited. However, in the high-concentration group, cyclin B1 was upregulated and CDK1 was inhibited. Furthermore, the deactivated states of tyrosine phosphorylation of CDK1 (CDK1-Y15) and serine phosphorylation of Cdc25C (Cdc25C-S216) were upregulated after H. pylori infection. Conclusions: In our model, H. pylori inhibited the proliferation of hPDLFs and exerted an invasive effect, causing G2 phase arrest via the Cdc25C/CDK1/cyclin B1 signaling cascade. Its inhibitory effect on proliferation was stronger in the high-concentration group.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.156-168
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• 2015

Lactobacillus acidophilus BK13과 Lactobacillus paracasei BK57 균주로부터 얻은 세포, 배양상등액 및 박테리오신 용액의 anti-Helicobacter pylori 활성과 위장상피세포에 대한 세포독성을 평가하였다. 실험균주를 MRS 배지 상에서 30시간 배양한 결과, L. acidophilus BK57 ($126.8{\pm}7.9mM$) 보다 L. paracasei BK57 ($155.9{\pm}7.9mM$)가 더 많은 양의 유산을 생산하였다. 또한, BK13 균주의 최대 박테리오신 활성(128 AU/ml)은 $37^{\circ}C$에서 30시간 배양 후 관찰되었으나, 이는 BK57의 활성(256 AU/ml) 보다는 낮았다. BK13 및 BK57 균주의 살아있는 세포를 H. pylori와 혼합 배양한 결과, 유산균의 초기균수에 의존하여 H. pylori의 저해효과가 나타났다. 게다가 BK13과 BK57로부터 얻은 배양상등액과 박테리오신은 H. pylori의 성장을 억제할 뿐만 아니라 위장상피세포에 대한 부착력과 urease 활성도 저해하였다. 한편, 이러한 균주들이 생산한 유산은 위암세포에 대한 세포독성 효과가 대조구보다 유의한 수준으로 높게 나타났다. 따라서 BK13과 BK57 균주의 항균물질은 위장질환의 원인균인 H. pylori를 저해시키는데 효과적이므로 이들 유산균은 H. pylori 감염으로부터 위장을 보호하는데 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2013

소화성 질환의 중요 인자인 Helicobacter pylori를 저해하는 IgY, 목이버섯, 김치와 타락 유산균을 이용하여 생육 저해 상승 효과를 분석하고자 하였다. 동결 건조된 유산균 배양 상징액을 다양한 효소 처리 결과, 지질 분해 효소를 제외하고는 활성을 나타냈다. GC 분석을 통해 유산균 동결건조액의 지방산 조성은 undecanoic acid($C_{11:0}$), palmitic acid($C_{16:0}$), steraic acid($C_{18:0}$), oleic acid($C_{18:1}$)가 L. mensenteroides LABKW5와 S. thermophilus LAB KW15에서 모두 확인되었으며, eicosadienoic acid($C_{20:2}$)는 LAB KW5에서만 나타났다. 또한 유산균 동결건조액은 다른 식중독균에서도 spot assay의 결과, 그람 음성균 중에서 특히 E. coli O157:H7, E. coli, C. sakazakii 등에서 생육 저해능이 확인되었다. 목이버섯 추출물은 열수 추출과 ethanol를 이용해 분리하였으며, HPLC를 이용하여 목이버섯 추출 다당체를 분석한 결과, glucurono-xylomannan 혹은 glucomannan이 ${\beta}$-glucan과 함께 존재하는 혼합물일 것으로 되었다. 또한, 면역란은 1차 접종 후 11일째부터 주마다 2회씩 회수하여 IgY를 분리, 정제하였다. 실험을 통해 동결 건조된 유산균 배양 상징액, IgY, 목이버섯 추출액을 혼합 배양하여 배양시간에 따른 생육 저해력의 변화를 확인한 결과, 유산균에 의해 H. pylori의 저해 효과가 있었으며, IgY와 목이버섯의 혼합 시 추가 억제 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로 동결 건조된 유산균 배양 상징액, IgY, 목이버섯 추출액의 복합처리는 H. pylori를 제어하는데 효과적인 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식품영양과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식품영양과학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Food,Nutrition and Health for 21st Century
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• pp.161-169
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• 2001

Lactic acid producing bacteria were isolated from baby feces and characterized to be used as a probiotic with anti Helicobacter pylori functions. The selected bacteria had inhibition activity on the adherance and growth of H. pylori. These bacteria had additional beneficial characteristics for the probiotic such as antibacterial activity, antitumor activity, immunostimulation activity, resistance to antibiotic and bile salt, ability to bind to the intestinal cells, and safe for the human use.

• 생약학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2012

Alnus japonica Steud (A. japonica) have long been used in the traditional medicine for gastric disorder, hepatitis and fatty liver in Korea. Antiulcer effects of A. japonica hot water extract (AJ ext) were evaluated by in vitro antibacterial activity against H. pylori, by the inhibitory action against the in vitro gastric $H^+/K^+$-ATPase and using rat models of gastric mucosal damage and gastric ulcer induced by HCl-ethanol, indomethacin, and restraint and water-immersion stress. For the determination of antibacterial activity of AJ ext against H. pylori, the activity of urease which released from H. pylori was measured in culture. AJ ext showed weak antibacterial activity against H. pylori with the growth inhibitions of 37% and 61% by adding final concentrations of 500 and $1000{\mu}g/ml$ culture, respectively at 24 h. To observe the inhibitory activity of AJ ext against the $H^+/K^+$-ATPase in hog gastric membrane vesicle, $IC_{50}$ value of AJ ext was $806.3{\mu}g/ml$. Pretreatment of AJ ext (200, 500 mg/kg, p.o.) prevented in a dose-dependent manner the acute gastritis in HCl-ethanol model and the formation of gastric ulcer in indomethacin model and restraint and water-immersion stress model. These results suggest that the AJ ext can be used for prevention and treatment of gastric mucosal damage and ulcers induced by various stress.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.865-872
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• 2000

Helocobacter phylori is the major cause of gastritis, peptic ulcer, and a principal risk factor for gastric cancer. As the firs step towards a vaccine against H. pylori infection, Hy.pylori urease was expressed and purified as a recombinant apoenzyme (rUrease) in E. coli. In order to develop an effective immunization protocol using rUrease, the host immune responses were evaluated after the oral immunization of mice with rUrease preparations plus cholera toxin relative to various conditions, such as the physical nature of the antigen, the frequency of the booster immunization, the dose of the antigen, and the route of administration. The protective efficacy was assessed using a quantitative culture following an H. pylori SS1 challenge. It was demonstrated that rUrease, due to its particulated nature, was more superior than the UreB subunit as a vaccine antigen. The oral immunization of rUrease elicited significant systemic and secretory antibody responses, and activated predominantly Th2-type cellular responses. The bacterial colonization was significantly reduced (~100-fold) in those mice immunized with three or four weekly oran doses of rUrease plus cholera toxin (p<0.05), when compared to the non-immunized/challenged controls. The protection correlated well with the elicited secretory IgA level against rUrease, and these secretory antibody responses were highly dependent on the frequency of the booster immunization, yet unaffected by the dose of the antigen (25-200$\mu\textrm{g}$). These results demonstrate the remarkable potential of rUrease as a vaccine antigen, thereby strengthening the possibility of developing an H. pylori vaccine for humans.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1146-1153
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• 2015

This study was conducted to assess the relationship between occurrence of gastric cancer and peptic ulcer, and the presence of H. pylori cagA gene and anti-CagA IgG, and to estimate the value of these antibodies in detecting infection by cagA gene-positive H. pylori strains in Saudi patients. The study included 180 patients who were subjected to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in Taif province and Western region of Saudi Arabia (60 gastric cancer, 60 peptic ulcer, and 60 with non-ulcer dyspepsia). Gastric biopsy specimens were obtained and tested for H. pylori infection by rapid urease test and culture. PCR was performed on the isolated strains and biopsy specimens for detection of the cagA gene. Blood samples were collected and tested for CagA IgG by ELISA. H. pylori infection was detected among 72.8% of patients. The cagA gene and anti-CagA IgG were found in 63.4% and 61.8% of H. pylori-infected patients, respectively. They were significantly (p < 0.01) higher in patients with gastric cancer and peptic ulcer compared with those with non-ulcer dyspepsia. Detection of the CagA IgG was 91.6% sensitive, 89.6% specific, and 90.8% accurate compared with detection of the cagA gene. Its positive and negative predictive values were 93.8% and 86%, respectively. The study showed a significant association between the presence of the cagA gene and gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease, and between anti-CagA IgG and the cagA gene in Saudi patients. However, a further larger study is required to confirm this finding.