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Original Article

IL-1β and IL-8, matrix metalloproteinase 3, and pepsinogen secretion before and after H. pylori eradication in gastroduodenal phenotypes

, , MD, , , , , , , , , & show all
Pages 1184-1193 | Received 12 Mar 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Objective. Relations between host genetic factors and clinical outcomes of Helicobacter pylori infection are variable among ethnicities. The aim of this study was to examine gastric mucosal cytokines, matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3), and serum pepsinogen levels before and after eradication of H. pylori according to IL-1B genotypes and benign gastroduodenal phenotypes in a Korean population. Material and methods. A total of 349 Koreans including H. pylori-infected subjects (n=230) and H. pylori-negative controls (n=119) were enrolled. The former subjects were classified into groups according to the presence of non-atrophic gastritis (n=74), atrophic gastritis (n=56), gastric ulcer (n=37), and duodenal ulcer (n=63). IL-1B polymorphisms were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Gastric mucosal IL-1β, IL-8, and MMP-3, and serum pepsinogen I and II levels were measured by ELISA and radioimmunoassay, respectively. Results. There were no significant differences between the IL-1B–31/511 haplotype (TT/CC, CT/CT, and CC/TT) frequencies among the H. pylori-positive and −negative groups. The genotypes of IL-1B–31/511 polymorphisms did not affect clinical phenotypes, inflammatory cytokines, MMP-3, and pepsinogen secretion. Subjects with H. pylori-infected atrophic gastritis exhibited significantly higher basal levels of cytokines and a lower pepsinogen I/II ratio than those of other groups. Following H. pylori eradication, inflammatory cytokines significantly decreased and the pepsinogen I/II ratio increased in all groups. Conclusions. Mucosal inflammatory cytokines, MMP-3, and pepsinogen secretion are related to gastroduodenal phenotypes but not to IL-1B genotypes. Eradication of H. pylori can reduce mucosal inflammation and restore pepsinogen secretion.

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