Author:
Malespín-Bendaña Wendy,Alpízar-Alpízar Warner,Figueroa-Protti Lucía,Reyes Ledis,Molina-Castro Silvia,Une Clas,Ramírez-Mayorga Vanessa
Abstract
IntroductionHelicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric mucosa and induces chronic inflammation. MethodsUsing a mouse model of H. pylori-induced gastritis, we evaluated the mRNA and protein expression levels of proinflammatory and proangiogenic factors, as well as the histopathological changes in gastric mucosa in response to infection. Five- to six-week-old female C57BL/6N mice were challenged with H. pylori SS1 strain. Animals were euthanized after 5-, 10-, 20-, 30-, 40- and 50-weeks post infection. mRNA and protein expression of Angpt1, Angpt2, VegfA, Tnf-α, bacterial colonization, inflammatory response and gastric lesions were evaluated. ResultsA robust bacterial colonization was observed in 30 to 50 weeks-infected mice, which was accompanied by immune cell infiltration in the gastric mucosa. Compared to non-infected animals, H. pylori-colonized animals showed an upregulation in the expression of Tnf-A, Angpt2 and VegfA at the mRNA and protein levels. In contrast, Angpt1 mRNA and protein expression was downregulated in H. pylori-colonized mice. ConclusionOur data show that H. pylori infection induces the expression of Angpt2, Tnf-A and Vegf-A in murine gastric epithelium. This may contribute to the pathogenesis of H. pylori-associated gastritis, however the significance of this should be further addressed.
Funder
Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica
Consejo Nacional para Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas
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