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Taillieu E, Taelman S, De Bruyckere S, Goossens E, Chantziaras I, Van Steenkiste C, Yde P, Hanssens S, De Meyer D, Van Criekinge W, Stock M, Maes D, Chiers K, Haesebrouck F. The role of Helicobacter suis, Fusobacterium gastrosuis, and the pars oesophageal microbiota in gastric ulceration in slaughter pigs receiving meal or pelleted feed. Vet Res 2024; 55:15. [PMID: 38317242 PMCID: PMC10845778 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-024-01274-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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This study investigated the role of causative infectious agents in ulceration of the non-glandular part of the porcine stomach (pars oesophagea). In total, 150 stomachs from slaughter pigs were included, 75 from pigs that received a meal feed, 75 from pigs that received an equivalent pelleted feed with a smaller particle size. The pars oesophagea was macroscopically examined after slaughter. (q)PCR assays for H. suis, F. gastrosuis and H. pylori-like organisms were performed, as well as 16S rRNA sequencing for pars oesophagea microbiome analyses. All 150 pig stomachs showed lesions. F. gastrosuis was detected in 115 cases (77%) and H. suis in 117 cases (78%), with 92 cases (61%) of co-infection; H. pylori-like organisms were detected in one case. Higher infectious loads of H. suis increased the odds of severe gastric lesions (OR = 1.14, p = 0.038), while the presence of H. suis infection in the pyloric gland zone increased the probability of pars oesophageal erosions [16.4% (95% CI 0.6-32.2%)]. The causal effect of H. suis was mediated by decreased pars oesophageal microbiome diversity [-1.9% (95% CI - 5.0-1.2%)], increased abundances of Veillonella and Campylobacter spp., and decreased abundances of Lactobacillus, Escherichia-Shigella, and Enterobacteriaceae spp. Higher infectious loads of F. gastrosuis in the pars oesophagea decreased the odds of severe gastric lesions (OR = 0.8, p = 0.0014). Feed pelleting had no significant impact on the prevalence of severe gastric lesions (OR = 1.72, p = 0.28). H. suis infections are a risk factor for ulceration of the porcine pars oesophagea, probably mediated through alterations in pars oesophageal microbiome diversity and composition.
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- Emily Taillieu
- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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- Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, BIOBIX, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, KERMIT, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- BioLizard Nv, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp University, Edegem, Belgium
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital Maria Middelares, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, BIOBIX, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, BIOBIX, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, KERMIT, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Cortez Nunes F, Taillieu E, Letra Mateus T, Teixeira S, Haesebrouck F, Amorim I. Molecular Detection of Metronidazole and Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Helicobacter pylori-Like Positive Gastric Samples from Pigs. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12050906. [PMID: 37237809 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12050906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health concern. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of antibiotic resistance genes, previously reported in Helicobacter pylori, in gastric samples of 36 pigs, in which DNA of H. pylori-like organisms had been detected. Based on PCR and sequencing analysis, two samples were positive for the 16S rRNA mutation gene, conferring tetracycline resistance, and one sample was positive for the frxA gene with a single nucleotide polymorphism, conferring metronidazole resistance. All three amplicons showed the highest homology with H. pylori-associated antibiotic resistance gene sequences. These findings indicate that acquired antimicrobial resistance may occur in H. pylori-like organisms associated with pigs.
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- Francisco Cortez Nunes
- School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- CISAS-Centre for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- EpiUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Rua das Taipas, n° 135, 4050-091 Porto, Portugal
- Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), UTAD, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS) Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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Tian L, Yao Y, Yin L, Wang L, An Z, Kang L, Ru C, Li J. Direct Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in Chinese Helicobacter pylori Clinical Isolates by Sequencing-Based Approach. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2022; 2022:6436256. [PMID: 35463681 PMCID: PMC9033385 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6436256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Objective The detection of Helicobacter pylori mutations that result in antimicrobial resistance can serve as a guideline of antimicrobial therapeutics and probably prevent the failure of clinical treatments. Evaluating the potential of Sanger sequencing to identify genetically resistant determinants in Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates will be important. Methods 180 cultured strains have been tested using agar dilution for antibiotic susceptibility. NCBI BLAST was used to perform genotypic analysis on the sequencing data. Sanger sequencing was evaluated as an alternative method to detect resistant genotypes and susceptibility. Results By the conventional E-test, resistance to levofloxacin, amoxicillin, metronidazole, and clarithromycin was 67.3%, 15.1%, 96.4%, and 25.5%, respectively. In contrast, tetracycline had no resistance. Resistance to multiple drugs was observed in 8.12% of the strains. The genetic determinants of resistance to CLA was 23s rRNA, the determinants of resistance to amoxicillin was Pbp1, the determinants of resistance to metronidazole was rdxA, and the determinants of resistance to levofloxacin were GyrA and GyrB. However, there was no association of resistance in tetracycline. Conclusion We found increased rates of metronidazole antibiotic resistance, highlighting the necessity for alternative therapies and periodic evaluation. Sanger sequencing has proved to be highly effective and holds the potential to be implemented in policies catering to local treatments.
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- Lixia Tian
- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Western Medical District of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Xiangshan Road Clinic, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Xiangshan Road Clinic, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Xiangshan Road Clinic, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Burkitt MD, Duckworth CA, Williams JM, Pritchard DM. Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric pathology: insights from in vivo and ex vivo models. Dis Model Mech 2017; 10:89-104. [PMID: 28151409 PMCID: PMC5312008 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.027649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gastric colonization with Helicobacter pylori induces diverse human pathological conditions, including superficial gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and gastric adenocarcinoma and its precursors. The treatment of these conditions often relies on the eradication of H. pylori, an intervention that is increasingly difficult to achieve and that does not prevent disease progression in some contexts. There is, therefore, a pressing need to develop new experimental models of H. pylori-associated gastric pathology to support novel drug development in this field. Here, we review the current status of in vivo and ex vivo models of gastric H. pylori colonization, and of Helicobacter-induced gastric pathology, focusing on models of gastric pathology induced by H. pylori, Helicobacter felis and Helicobacter suis in rodents and large animals. We also discuss the more recent development of gastric organoid cultures from murine and human gastric tissue, as well as from human pluripotent stem cells, and the outcomes of H. pylori infection in these systems.
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- Michael D Burkitt
- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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- Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms AL9 7TA, UK
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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Gastric helicobacters in domestic animals and nonhuman primates and their significance for human health. Clin Microbiol Rev 2009; 22:202-23, Table of Contents. [PMID: 19366912 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00041-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacters other than Helicobacter pylori have been associated with gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma in humans. These very fastidious microorganisms with a typical large spiral-shaped morphology were provisionally designated "H. heilmannii," but in fact they comprise at least five different Helicobacter species, all of which are known to colonize the gastric mucosa of animals. H. suis, which has been isolated from the stomachs of pigs, is the most prevalent gastric non-H. pylori Helicobacter species in humans. Other gastric non-H. pylori helicobacters colonizing the human stomach are H. felis, H. salomonis, H. bizzozeronii, and the still-uncultivable "Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii." These microorganisms are often detected in the stomachs of dogs and cats. "Candidatus Helicobacter bovis" is highly prevalent in the abomasums of cattle but has only occasionally been detected in the stomachs of humans. There are clear indications that gastric non-H. pylori Helicobacter infections in humans originate from animals, and it is likely that transmission to humans occurs through direct contact. Little is known about the virulence factors of these microorganisms. The recent successes with in vitro isolation of non-H. pylori helicobacters from domestic animals open new perspectives for studying these microorganisms and their interactions with the host.
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Krakowka S, Ellis JA. Evaluation of the effects of porcine genogroup 1 torque teno virus in gnotobiotic swine. Am J Vet Res 2009; 69:1623-9. [PMID: 19046010 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.12.1623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether porcine genogroup 1 torque teno virus (g1-TTV) can infect and cause disease in gnotobiotic swine. SAMPLE POPULATION 20 conventional baby pigs and 46 gnotobiotic baby pigs. PROCEDURES Porcine g1-TTV was transmitted from conventional swine to gnotobiotic pigs via pooled leukocyte-rich plasmas (n=18) that had positive results for g1-TTV DNA. Bone marrow-liver homogenates that had positive results for torque teno virus (TTV) were used in 4 serial passages in gnotobiotic pigs (2 pigs/passage). A pathogenesis experiment was conducted with in vivo passages of g1-TTV in various groups of gnotobiotic pigs. RESULTS All g1-TTV inoculated pigs had no clinical signs but developed interstitial pneumonia, transient thymic atrophy, membranous glomerulonephropathy, and modest lymphocytic to histiocytic infiltrates in the liver after inoculation with the TTV-containing tissue homogenate; these changes were not detected in uninoculated control pigs or pigs injected with tissue homogenate devoid of TTV DNAs. In situ hybridization was used to identify g1-TTV DNAs in bone marrow mononuclear cells. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Analysis of these data revealed that porcine g1-TTV was readily transmitted to TTV-naïve swine and that infection was associated with characteristic pathologic changes in gnotobiotic pigs inoculated with g1-TTV. Thus, g1-TTV could be an unrecognized pathogenic viral infectious agent of swine. This indicated a directly associated induction of lesions attributable to TTV infection in swine for a virus of the genus Anellovirus.
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- Steven Krakowka
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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Yamasaki L, Boselli-Grotti C, Alfieri A, Silva E, Oliveira R, Camargo P, Bracarense A. Alterações histológicas da pars esophagea de suínos e sua relação com Helicobacter spp. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352009000300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A relação entre Helicobacter spp. e a presença de alterações histológicas na pars esophagea de suínos foi avaliada em 67 estômagos de animais em idade de abate. Para a identificação das helicobactérias, utilizou-se a técnica da PCR com primers específicos para o gênero Helicobacter. As alterações histológicas foram identificadas e classificadas como ulceração, erosão, degeneração epitelial, alongamento de papilas, hiperplasia, paraqueratose, intensidade do infiltrado inflamatório e aumento do número de folículos linfoides. As alterações mais frequentemente encontradas na pars esophagea foram a degeneração epitelial e o alongamento de papilas, observadas em 83,5% (n=56) das amostras analisadas. Em 77,5% (n=52) das amostras, observou-se paraqueratose e em 61,1% (n=41) hiperplasia epitelial. Quarenta e sete (70,1%) foram positivas na PCR para Helicobacter spp. Nessas amostras a erosão foi a lesão mais observada (40,2%), seguida de ulceração da mucosa (11,9%). Em 58,2% das amostras positivas na PCR, não foram observadas ulcerações de mucosa. Observou-se associação significativa (P=0,003) entre a presença de Helicobacter spp. e a degeneração epitelial da pars esophagea de suínos em idade de abate.
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In utero transmission of porcine torque teno viruses. Vet Microbiol 2009; 137:375-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Revised: 01/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Knezević M, Aleksić-Kovacević S, Aleksić Z. Cell proliferation in pathogenesis of esophagogastric lesions in pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 260:1-34. [PMID: 17482903 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)60001-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Esophagogastric ulcer is an independent disease in swine that is characterized by ulcerous autodigestion of the cutaneous mucosa, which does not exhibit a tendency to recover, but, on the contrary, a tendency toward severe hemorrhaging, with a predominantly lethal outcome. Since it develops in the part of the stomach that is morphologically and functionally different from other glandular mucosa, it was questioned earlier whether it could be a peptic ulcer based on its nature. Spontaneous ulcers, usually of the stomach, commonly occur in many domestic animals. Some of these lesions are chronic and they may occur in either the glandular or squamous-lined regions of the stomach. As with the human disease, the pathogenesis in domestic animals is multifactorial, poorly understood, and variable between and within species. Environmental stress and dietary factors are very important in the ulcer disease in swine. It has been shown that the Helicobacter spp. is strongly associated with naturally occurring ulcer and preulcer lesions of the pars esophagea in swine, which raises the possibility that Helicobacter spp. is an important factor in the pathogenesis of these lesions. The dynamics of the development of esophagogastric ulcers imply hyperplastic lesions (parakeratosis and hyperkeratosis), keratolysis, erosions, peptic necrosis, and the development of ulcers with all the characteristics of peptic ulcerations in other localities. In addition, K6 is expressed in association with the mucosal changes. The pattern of the intermediate filaments of keratin suggests that epithelial proliferation, which leads to visible hyperkeratosis, constitutes the essence of gastric ulcers in swine.
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- Milijana Knezević
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Krakowka S, Ellis J. Reproduction of severe gastroesophageal ulcers (GEU) in gnotobiotic swine infected with porcine Helicobacter pylori-like bacteria. Vet Pathol 2007; 43:956-62. [PMID: 17099152 DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-6-956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Groups of gnotobiotic piglets were orally inoculated at 3 days of age with either Helicobacter heilmannii (Hh) or a newly described porcine-origin gastric Helicobacter pylori (Hp)-like bacterium. Three Hh-infected and 6 porcine Hp-like-infected swine were fed a milk replacement diet containing 5-10% (v/v) sterile corn syrup as a dietary source of fermentable carbohydrate. None of the piglets infected with Hh and supplemented with corn syrup developed gastric mucosal ulcers; 2 developed small erosive lesions in the pars esophagea. In contrast, all 6 dietary carbohydrate-supplemented Hp-like-infected swine developed severe gastroesophageal ulcers; 1 of these ex-sanguinated into the stomach and died before the end of the experiment. Four of these 6 piglets had grossly evident partially digested blood in the intestinal lumens, indicative of bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract from the stomach. These data suggest that a high carbohydrate diet and gastric colonization by porcine Hp-like bacteria facilitate development of clinically significant gastroesophageal ulcers.
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- S Krakowka
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Ellis JA, Waldner CL, McIntosh KA, Rhodes C, Harding JC, Ringler SS, Krakowka S. Age-dependent seroprevalence of antibodies against aHelicobacter pylori–like organism andHelicobacter pyloriin commercially reared swine. Am J Vet Res 2006; 67:1890-4. [PMID: 17078751 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.11.1890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of antibodies against a swine-origin Helicobacter pylori-like organism (HPLO) and H pylori in conventionally reared swine. ANIMALS 640 conventionally reared swine of various ages from 16 high-health farms in Canada, 20 sows from Ohio, and 35 gnotobiotic swine. PROCEDURES Blood was collected from the cranial vena cava. Sera were collected and tested via ELISA for antibodies against antigen prepared from a swine-origin HPLO and human H pylori strain 26695. RESULTS Antibodies reactive with a swine HPLO, H pylori, or both were detected in 483 of 640 swine from all 16 farms in western Canada. Seroprevalence varied with age and was low (5.6%) in suckling (<or= 4-week-old) swine and increasingly high in swine ranging from > 4 weeks old to adulthood. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Findings suggested that colonization by a swine-origin HPLO, H pylori, or both and resultant seroconversion, like that of H pylori infection in humans, were common in commercial swine operations. Furthermore, data indicated that gastric infection was acquired at an early age. The relationships to gastric colonization by HPLOs and clinical manifestations of disease such as gastritis and gastroesophageal ulceration remain to be determined.
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- John A Ellis
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4, Canada
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Solnick JV, Franceschi F, Roccarina D, Gasbarrini A. Extragastric manifestations of Helicobacter pylori infection--other Helicobacter species. Helicobacter 2006; 11 Suppl 1:46-51. [PMID: 16925612 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-405x.2006.00430.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Recent studies have indicated a strong link between Helicobacter pylori and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and iron deficiency anemia. Interesting results have also been obtained for ischemic heart disease, though most putative associations between H. pylori infection and extragastric disease remain speculative. With regard to other Helicobacter species, Helicobacter felis has been shown to play a role in gastric carcinogenesis in mouse models. An increased susceptibility to cholesterol gallstone formation has been described in animals fed a lithogenic diet and infected with Helicobacter bilis, or co-infected with Helicobacter hepaticus and Helicobacter rodentium. Finally, enterohepatic Helicobacter species have also been exploited to better understand inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Jay V Solnick
- Medicine and Medical Microbiology, Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California, USA
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Krakowka S, Ringler SS, Flores J, Kearns RJ, Eaton KA, Ellis JA. Isolation and preliminary characterization of a novel Helicobacter species from swine. Am J Vet Res 2005; 66:938-44. [PMID: 16008213 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether a Helicobacter sp similar to Helicobacter pylori in the stomachs of humans could be isolated from the stomachs of pigs. ANIMALS 4 young conventionally reared and 21 gnotobiotic pigs. PROCEDURE Gastric mucosal homogenates (10% wt/vol) from 4 young conventionally reared pigs were cultured on Skirrow medium under microaerophilic conditions to assess the presence of Helicobacter spp. Colonies with morphologic features compatible with Helicobacter organisms were selected, tested for urease activity, and subpassaged on Skirrow medium. Isolates were examined via SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and reciprocal western blot analyses involving convalescent sera from monoinfected gnotobiotic pigs. RESULTS Urease- and catalase-positive, gram-negative, microaerophilic, small, curved rod bacteria were isolated from the gastric mucosa of young healthy pigs. The first isolate (2662) was structurally and immunologically closely related to H pylori isolated from humans. The second isolate (1268) displayed an SDS-PAGE profile dissimilar to that of H pylori and isolate 2662, yet it shared limited immunologic cross-reactivity with these microbes. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Findings of this study indicate that development of gastric mucosal ulcers and ulceration of the nonglandular pars esophagea in pigs may be associated with gastric colonization by swine-origin Helicobacter spp, which are similar to H pylori isolated from humans.
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- Steven Krakowka
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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