Regulation of cellular immunity prevents Helicobacter pylori-induced atherosclerosis
Regulation of cellular immunity prevents Helicobacter pylori-induced atherosclerosis
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DOI:
10.1177/0961203309106600
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
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影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Oguma, K.
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作者:
Ayada, K.;Yokota, K.;Oguma, K.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a predominant pathogen that causes not only gastroduodenal diseases but also extra-alimentary tract diseases. In this study, we demonstrated that H. pylori infection promoted atherogenesis in heterozygous apoe(+/-) ldlr(+/-) mice. The male mice were fed with high fat diet from the age of 6 weeks. At the age of 16 weeks, development of atherosclerotic lesions was observed in the H. pylori-infected mice, and it seemed to be associated with an elevation of Th1-immune response against H. pylori origin-heat shock protein 60 (Hp-HSP60) and an increment of transendothelial migration of T cells. Subcutaneous immunisation with Hp-HSP60 or H. pylori eradication with antibiotics significantly reduced the progression of atherosclerosis, accompanied by a decline of Th1 differentiation and reduction of their chemotaxis beyond the endothelium. Thus, oral infection with H. pylori accelerates atherosclerosis in mice and the active immunisation with Hp-HSP60 or the eradication of H. pylori with antibiotics can moderate/prevent cellular immunity, resulting in a reduction of atherosclerosis. Lupus (2009) 18, 1154-1168.