Correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and food allergy in chronic gastritis. 2000

Z Bartuzi, and J Korenkiewicz, and B Romański
Chair and Department of Allergology and Internal Diseases, Medical University, ul. Ujejskiego 75, 85-168 Bydgoszcz, Poland. zbartuzi@polbox.com

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intensity of gastric inflammatory changes in atopic patients infected with H. pylori, and to find out whether a long-term exposure to a sensitizing allergen intensified the acuteness of inflammatory changes. The examinations were performed on patients with atopic diathesis who suffered from dyspepsia and gastralgia. The examined group included 72 women between 16 and 57 years of age (mean age: 36.5 years) and 38 men from 16 to 60 years of age (mean age: 34.4 years). The control group included 40 patients with no traits of atopy (13 men and 27 women between 18 and 56 years old, mean age: 34.8 years) with chronic gastritis confirmed by endoscopic and histopathological tests. All patients were subjected to endoscopy of the upper alimentary tract. Biopsy specimens were taken for histopathological analyses. They were stained with eosin and hematoxylin (the H&E method), and with a modified Giemsa method. The evaluation included the presence of chronic inflammation of gastric mucosa, its activity and intensity. The presence of H. pylori colonization was determined with the use of histopathological method of staining. Significant differences were found concerning inflammation intensity in atopic patients additionally infected with H. pylori, in comparison with the group of patients with food allergy without bacterial colonization. The differences were found during the evaluation of mucosa of both the prepyloric area and body of the stomach (p < 0.001). Moreover, statistically significant differences were found in the inflammation intensity between the examined group and the control group with no symptoms of allergy. In atopic patients infected with Helicobacter pylori, a long-term exposure to food allergens increases the intensity of gastric mucosa inflammation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011706 Pyloric Antrum The region between the sharp indentation at the lower third of the STOMACH (incisura angularis) and the junction of the PYLORUS with the DUODENUM. Pyloric antral glands contain mucus-secreting cells and gastrin-secreting endocrine cells (G CELLS). Antrum, Pyloric,Gastric Antrum,Antrum, Gastric,Antrums, Gastric,Antrums, Pyloric,Gastric Antrums,Pyloric Antrums
D011708 Pylorus The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen. Pyloric Sphincter,Pyloric Sphincters,Sphincter, Pyloric,Sphincters, Pyloric
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D004415 Dyspepsia Impaired digestion, especially after eating. Indigestion,Dyspepsias,Indigestions
D005260 Female Females
D005512 Food Hypersensitivity Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in food. Allergy, Food,Food Allergy,Hypersensitivity, Food,Allergies, Food,Food Allergies,Food Hypersensitivities,Hypersensitivities, Food

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