Helicobacter pylori in Bronchiectasis: A Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Bronchiectatic Lung Tissue

Background A number of studies have implicated an association between H. pylori and diverse extra-gastroduodenal pathologies. Chronic inflammation and increased immune response have been observed in bronchiectasis, likely gastroduodenal inflammatory diseases. H. pylori has been found in the trachea–...

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Published in:Archives of medical research 2007-04, Vol.38 (3), p.317-321
Main Authors: Gülhan, Meral, Özylmaz, Ezgi, Tarhan, Gülnur, Demirağ, Funda, Çapan, Nermin, Ertürk, Arzu, Canbakan, Sema, Ayaşloğlu, Ergin, Gülhan, Erkmen, Ahmed, Kamruddin
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis - microbiology
Bronchoalveaolar lavage fluid
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology
Female
Helicobacter Infections
Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori - genetics
Helicobacter pylori - metabolism
Humans
Internal Medicine
Lung - microbiology
Lung - pathology
Lung tissue
Male
Middle Aged
PCR assay
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Summary:Background A number of studies have implicated an association between H. pylori and diverse extra-gastroduodenal pathologies. Chronic inflammation and increased immune response have been observed in bronchiectasis, likely gastroduodenal inflammatory diseases. H. pylori has been found in the trachea–bronchial aspirates of mechanically ventilated patients. Furthermore, the seroprevalence of H. pylori was found to be significantly higher in patients with bronchiectasis than in the control group. The present study was performed to investigate the possible role of H. pylori in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. Methods Prospectively, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was obtained from patients with bronchiectasis ( n = 26) and control ( n = 20). BALF was subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to determine the presence of H. pylori and serum IgG against H. pylori was determined with micro-ELISA kit. In addition, PCR was performed to determine H. pylori in surgically removed lung tissues from patients with bronchiectasis ( n  = 97). Results H. pylori DNA was not detected in the BALF or in lung tissue samples. In addition, anti- H. pylori IgG level in patients with bronchiectasis did not show statistically significant difference from that of the control. Conclusions Our study provided evidence that there might be no direct association between H. pylori and bronchiectasis; however, the indirect role of soluble products of H. pylori could not be excluded.
ISSN:0188-4409
1873-5487
DOI:10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.11.010