Duodenogastric Reflux and Helicobacter pylori Infection Synergistically Increase Gastric Mucosal Cell Proliferative Activity in Mongolian Gerbils

Author： Murakami M. Sugiyama A. Ota H. Maruta F. Ikeno T. Hayama M. Kumagai T. Okimura Y. Kawasaki S.

Publisher： Informa Healthcare

ISSN： 0036-5521

Source： Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol.38, Iss.4, 2003-01, pp. : 370-379

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Abstract

Background: Helicobacter pylori and duodenogastric reflux (DGR) are both recognized as aetiological factors in chronic gastritis and gastric carcinogenesis. In this study, a Mongolian gerbil (MG) model was used to investigate the histopathological changes in the gastric mucosa resulting from DGR and/or H. pylori infection. Methods: One-hundred-and-eleven 7-week-old, specific-pathogen-free, male MGs were divided into four groups: normal controls, gerbils with surgically induced DGR, and H. pylori-infected gerbils with and without DGR. Gerbils were killed 4, 12 and 26 weeks after DGR surgery, their stomachs removed and sections prepared. Sections were fixed immediately in 20% phosphate-buffered formalin and subjected to haematoxylin and eosin staining, Alcian blue at pH 2.5/periodic acid-Schiff staining, and immunostaining for smooth muscle cells, H. pylori and 5′-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU). Results: The gastric mucosa of H. pylori-infected gerbils showed chronic active gastritis irrespective of DGR throughout the experimental period. The gastric mucosa of H. pylori-infected gerbils with DGR demonstrated higher BrdU labelling than in the other groups. Conclusions: In MGs, DGR and H. pylori infection synergistically increased gastric mucosal cell proliferative activity. DGR and H. pylori infection may be involved synergistically in gastric carcinogenesis by increasing cell proliferative activity.