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Gastric mucosal immune response of Helicobacter pylori-infected children

Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2008;51(5):492-499.
Published online May 15, 2008.
Gastric mucosal immune response of Helicobacter pylori-infected children
Hye Won Yom, Jeong Wan Seo
Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Helicobacter pylori 감염 소아에서 위점막 면역반응
염혜원, 서정완
이화여자대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
Abstract
Purpose
: Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common gastrointestinal infections worldwide; it almost invariably causes chronic gastritis. Pediatric studies may provide important insights into the mucosal immune response of H. pylori-infection, as children are not submitted to environmental factors such as alcohol, tobacco and anti-inflammatory medication. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mucosal immune response against H. pylori in clinically well-defined groups: H. pylori-positive (divided into peptic ulcer disease and gastritis) and H. pylori-negative control.
Methods
: Antral biopsies were obtained from 45 children undergoing an upper GI endoscopy for dyspeptic symptoms. T cells (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+) and B cells (CD20+) were analyzed by quantitative immunohistochemistry. The correlation of lymphocyte subsets of gastric mucosa with histology was evaluated.
Results
: T cells (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+) and B cells (CD20+) were significantly increased in the lamina propria of H. pylori-positive group (P<0.01). CD8+ T cells were significantly increased in the lamina propria of the H. pylori-positive peptic ulcer disease (P<0.01). Within the epithelium, only CD4+ T cells were significantly increased in the H. pylori-positive group (P<0.01). Gastric histological parameters had a closer correlation with lymphocytes in the lamina propria than intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Conclusion
: This study suggests that both T cells and B cells in the lamina propria play important roles in the local immune response of H. pylori-infected children. Furthermore, it remains to be elucidated whether CD8+ T cells in the lamina propria may contribute to peptic ulcer formation in H. pylori-infected children.
Key Words: Helicobacter pylori, Children, Gastric mucosa, Lymphocyte subsets


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