Analysis of Helicobacter pylori isolates from Chile: occurrence of selective type 1 Lewis b antigen expression in lipopolysaccharide. 2008

Eleonora Altman, and Heriberto Fernández, and Vandana Chandan, and Blair A Harrison, and Myra Wilson Schuster, and Laura Otth Rademacher, and Claudio Toledo
Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada.

Previous studies have shown that the LPS of Helicobacter pylori isolated from North American and European hosts predominantly expresses type 2 Lewis x (Le(x)) and Le(y) epitopes, whilst the LPS from Asian strains has the capacity to express type 1 Le(a) and Le(b) structures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of Le antigens and the cytotoxin-associated antigen (CagA) by H. pylori isolates from Chile. A total of 38 isolates were screened. The expression of Le antigens and CagA was determined by whole-cell indirect ELISA, using commercially available monoclonal anti-Le and polyclonal anti-CagA antibodies. LPS profiles of H. pylori isolates were assessed by gel electrophoresis and Western blotting. Expression of Le(x) and/or Le(y) epitopes was confirmed in 32/38 isolates (84 %), whilst 9/38 isolates (24 %) expressed type 1 Le(b) blood group determinants, in addition to type 2 Le(x) and Le(y) structures. Six strains (16 %) were non-typeable. The majority of H. pylori strains examined were CagA-positive (83.3 %).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007983 Lewis Blood Group Antigens Carbohydrate antigens structurally related to the ABH BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM. They may occur as a modification of saccharide chains on glycolipids or glycoproteins on cell surfaces or in plasma, or as free oligosaccharides in secretions. Lewis antigens are not synthesized in blood cells. Instead Lewis glycolipids present in plasma are absorbed onto the surface of ERYTHROCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; and PLATELETS. The phenotypes Le(a) and Le(b) are the result of the actions of two genes the Le gene (fucosyltransferase FUT3) and the Se gene (fucosyltransferase FUT2) on the precursor carbohydrate, glycolipid or glycoprotein. Other FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES can also synthesize the Lewis antigens. Blood Group Lewis Related Antigens,Lewis Antigen Related Tumor-Associated Antigens,Lewis Antigens,Lewis Blood Group Related Antigens,Lewis Blood Group Related Tumor-Associated Antigens,Lewis Blood-Group System,Lewis Related Antigens,Lewis System,Sialyl Lewis Antigens,Le Antigens,Le(a) Blood Group System,Antigens, Lewis,Antigens, Lewis Related,Antigens, Sialyl Lewis,Blood-Group System, Lewis,Lewis Antigen Related Tumor Associated Antigens,Lewis Blood Group Related Tumor Associated Antigens,Lewis Blood Group System
D008070 Lipopolysaccharides Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009844 Oligosaccharides Carbohydrates consisting of between two (DISACCHARIDES) and ten MONOSACCHARIDES connected by either an alpha- or beta-glycosidic link. They are found throughout nature in both the free and bound form. Oligosaccharide
D002677 Chile A country in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru.
D005260 Female Females
D005767 Gastrointestinal Diseases Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Cholera Infantum,Gastrointestinal Disorders,Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders,Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional,Disease, Gastrointestinal,Diseases, Gastrointestinal,Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder,Gastrointestinal Disease,Gastrointestinal Disorder,Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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