Helicobacter species ribosomal DNA in the pancreas, stomach and duodenum of pancreatic cancer patients
Helicobacter species ribosomal DNA in the pancreas, stomach and duodenum of pancreatic cancer patients
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DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3038
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发表时间:
2006-05-21
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Wadstrom, Torkel
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作者:
Nilsson, Hans-Olof;Stenram, Unne;Wadstrom, Torkel
AIM: To determine whether gastric and enteric Helicobacter species are associated with pancreatic cancer.METHODS: Patients with exocrine pancreatic cancer (n = 40), neuroendocrine cancer (n = 14), multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (n = 8), and chronic pancreatitis (n = 5) were studied. Other benign pancreatic diseases (n = 10) and specimens of normal pancreas (n = 7) were included as controls. Pancreatic tissue specimens were analyzed by Helicobacter-specific PCR-assay and products were characterized by denaturing gradient electrophoresis and DNA-sequencing. From a subset of the pancreatic cancer patients, gastric and/or duodenal tissue as well as gallbladder and ductus choleclochus tissue were analyzed. Gallbladder and choleclochus samples were included as controls. Stomach and duodenum samples were investigated to analyze whether a gastric Helicobacter might disseminate to the pancreas in pancreatic cancer patients. Pancreatic specimens were analyzed by Bacteroides-specific PCR for detecting the translocation of indigenous gut microbes to the diseased pancreas.RESULTS: Helicobacter DNA was detected in pancreas (tumor and/or surrounding tissue) of 75% of patients with exocrine cancer, 57% of patients with neuroendocrine cancer, 38% of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia, and 60% of patients with chronic pancreatitis. All samples from other benign pancreatic diseases and normal pancreas were negative. Thirty-three percent of the patients were Helicobacter positive in gastroduodenal specimens. Surprisingly, H. bilis was identified in 60% of the positive gastroduodenal samples. All gallbladder and ductus choledochus specimens were negative for helicobacter. Bacteroides PCR-assay was negative for all pancreatic samples.CONCLUSION: Helicobacter DNA commonly detected in pancreatic cancer suggests a possible role of the emerging pathogens in the development of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. (c) 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.