Remodeling of the gastric environment in -induced atrophic gastritis.

colonization of the human stomach is a strong risk factor for gastric cancer. To investigate -induced gastric molecular alterations, we used a Mongolian gerbil model of gastric carcinogenesis. Histologic evaluation revealed varying levels of atrophic gastritis (a premalignant condition characterized by parietal and chief cell loss) in -infected animals, and transcriptional profiling revealed a loss of markers for these cell types.

Positive Selection of Mutations in the Helicobacter pylori 5' Untranslated Region in a Mongolian Gerbil Model of Gastric Disease.

To evaluate potential effects of gastric inflammation on Helicobacter pylori diversification and evolution within the stomach, we experimentally infected Mongolian gerbils with an H. pylori strain in which Cag type IV secretion system (T4SS) activity is controlled by a TetR/ system. Gerbils infected with H.

Loss of Corpus-Specific Lipids in Helicobacter pylori-Induced Atrophic Gastritis.

Helicobacter pylori colonization of the stomach is a strong risk factor for the development of stomach cancer and peptic ulcer disease. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that H. pylori infection triggers alterations in gastric lipid composition.

Enhanced Fitness of a Helicobacter pylori Mutant in a Murine Model.

Helicobacter pylori genomes encode over 60 predicted outer membrane proteins (OMPs). Several OMPs in the Hop family act as adhesins, but the functions of most Hop proteins are unknown. To identify mutant strains exhibiting differential fitness compared to , we used a genetic barcoding method that allowed us to track changes in the proportional abundance of H.

Temporal Control of the Helicobacter pylori Cag Type IV Secretion System in a Mongolian Gerbil Model of Gastric Carcinogenesis.

The Cag type IV secretion system (T4SS) translocates the effector protein CagA and nonprotein bacterial constituents into host cells. In this study, we infected Mongolian gerbils with an strain in which expression of the operon (required for Cag T4SS activity) is controlled by a TetR/ system. Transcript levels of were significantly higher in gastric tissue from -infected animals receiving doxycycline-containing chow (to derepress Cag T4SS activity) than in tissue from infected control animals receiving drug-free chow.

Bacterial Energetic Requirements for Helicobacter pylori Cag Type IV Secretion System-Dependent Alterations in Gastric Epithelial Cells.

colonizes the stomach in about half of the world's population. strains containing the pathogenicity island ( PAI) are associated with a higher risk of gastric adenocarcinoma or peptic ulcer disease than PAI-negative strains. The PAI encodes a type IV secretion system (T4SS) that mediates delivery of the CagA effector protein as well as nonprotein bacterial constituents into gastric epithelial cells.

Molecular Architecture of the Helicobacter pylori Cag Type IV Secretion System.

colonizes about half of humans worldwide, and its presence in the gastric mucosa is associated with an increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma, gastric lymphoma, and peptic ulcer disease. strains carrying the pathogenicity island (PAI) are associated with increased risk of disease progression. The PAI encodes the Cag type IV secretion system (Cag), which delivers the CagA oncoprotein and other effector molecules into human gastric epithelial cells.

Role of a Stem-Loop Structure in Transcript Stability.

CagA is a secreted effector protein that contributes to gastric carcinogenesis. Previous studies showed that there is variation among strains in the steady-state levels of CagA and that a strain-specific motif downstream of the transcriptional start site (the +59 motif) is associated with both high levels of CagA and premalignant gastric histology. The 5' untranslated region contains a predicted stem-loop-forming structure adjacent to the +59 motif.

genetic diversification in the Mongolian gerbil model.

requires genetic agility to infect new hosts and establish long-term colonization of changing gastric environments. In this study, we analyzed genetic adaptation in the Mongolian gerbil model. This model is of particular interest because -infected gerbils develop a high level of gastric inflammation and often develop gastric adenocarcinoma or gastric ulceration.