OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of and interleukin-12(IL-12) and interferon-γ(IFN-γ) in relation to the pathology of damp-heat of spleen-stomach syndrome(DHSS) induced by Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) infe...OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of and interleukin-12(IL-12) and interferon-γ(IFN-γ) in relation to the pathology of damp-heat of spleen-stomach syndrome(DHSS) induced by Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) infection.METHODS: In total, 114 individual gastric mucosal specimens including 83 DHSS, 19 spleen-qi deficiency syndrome(SQD) and 12 from healthy volunteers(CON) were collected by gastroscopy. To explore the relationship between the two syndromes and H. pylori infection, individual samples were tested using rapid urease and methylene blue tests. Hematoxylin and eosin stained sections were examined to grade for the degree of inflammation and inflammatory activity, and expression of IL-12 and IFN-γ was investigated by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS: Statistically significant differences in the degree of inflammation and inflammatory activity were observed between the groups of specimens:DHSS, SQD and CON(P < 0.05). Additionally, greater intestinal metaplasia(IM) and dysplasia were observed in the DHSS group, especially those with H.pylori infection. Expression of both IFN-γ and IL-12 was higher in DHSS samples infected with H. pylori than in uninfected samples and in the CON(P <0.05) but not in the SQD(P > 0.05) groups. Intriguingly, in gastric specimens exhibiting IM and dysplasia, IL-12 translocated from the nucleus into the cytoplasm.CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that IL-12 and IFN-γ are involved in DHSS pathology, but not in SQD, acting as healthy-Qi. DHSS is not just the consequence of those two cytokines but results from the cross-talk between a number of cytokines and/or other proteins, which may warrant further investigation in DHSS patients infected with H. pylori.展开更多
对近10年来有关中医辨治胃癌前病变(precancerous lesions of gastric cancer,PLGC)的研究进行综述。PLGC是指在慢性萎缩性胃炎基础上出现的胃黏膜肠上皮化生和异型增生,作为慢性萎缩性胃炎与胃癌的中间阶段,PLGC的病程较缓慢。中医辨治...对近10年来有关中医辨治胃癌前病变(precancerous lesions of gastric cancer,PLGC)的研究进行综述。PLGC是指在慢性萎缩性胃炎基础上出现的胃黏膜肠上皮化生和异型增生,作为慢性萎缩性胃炎与胃癌的中间阶段,PLGC的病程较缓慢。中医辨治PLGC具有一定的优势。PLGC主要可分为脾胃虚弱证、脾胃湿热证、肝胃气滞证、胃络瘀阻证、胃阴不足证5种证型。胃镜技术的普及促进了胃病微观辨证的发展,微观辨证与宏观辨证的结合为PLGC的中医辨证论治提供了更加丰富的理论支持。PLGC根本病机为脾胃虚弱,脾胃气机不畅,兼有湿热、瘀毒、痰湿等病理因素蕴结,日久胃阴亏耗。中药治疗PLGC的临床研究开展较多,治疗主要采用以益气健脾为主,兼以疏肝活血、化湿消瘀、化瘀解毒、养阴益胃,从而防止PLGC向胃癌进一步发展。针灸治疗胃癌前病变的研究开展较少。今后需开展更多严格且规范的多中心、大样本的临床随机对照试验,深入研究针灸治疗胃癌前病变机制,以期为中医辨治PLGC提供更多高级别的循证依据。展开更多
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation-funded Project:Research on the NF-KB Pathway and Micro-ecology Alteration Based on Helicobacter Pylori Correlated Gastric Disease(No.30772689)Natural Science Foundation-funded Project:Progression of Diverse Syndromes on Mi RNAs and Gene Polymorphism of Inflammatory Cytokines in Helicobacter Pylori Correlated Gastric Disease Based on Pathogenic Toxin(No.81373563)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of and interleukin-12(IL-12) and interferon-γ(IFN-γ) in relation to the pathology of damp-heat of spleen-stomach syndrome(DHSS) induced by Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) infection.METHODS: In total, 114 individual gastric mucosal specimens including 83 DHSS, 19 spleen-qi deficiency syndrome(SQD) and 12 from healthy volunteers(CON) were collected by gastroscopy. To explore the relationship between the two syndromes and H. pylori infection, individual samples were tested using rapid urease and methylene blue tests. Hematoxylin and eosin stained sections were examined to grade for the degree of inflammation and inflammatory activity, and expression of IL-12 and IFN-γ was investigated by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS: Statistically significant differences in the degree of inflammation and inflammatory activity were observed between the groups of specimens:DHSS, SQD and CON(P < 0.05). Additionally, greater intestinal metaplasia(IM) and dysplasia were observed in the DHSS group, especially those with H.pylori infection. Expression of both IFN-γ and IL-12 was higher in DHSS samples infected with H. pylori than in uninfected samples and in the CON(P <0.05) but not in the SQD(P > 0.05) groups. Intriguingly, in gastric specimens exhibiting IM and dysplasia, IL-12 translocated from the nucleus into the cytoplasm.CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that IL-12 and IFN-γ are involved in DHSS pathology, but not in SQD, acting as healthy-Qi. DHSS is not just the consequence of those two cytokines but results from the cross-talk between a number of cytokines and/or other proteins, which may warrant further investigation in DHSS patients infected with H. pylori.
文摘对近10年来有关中医辨治胃癌前病变(precancerous lesions of gastric cancer,PLGC)的研究进行综述。PLGC是指在慢性萎缩性胃炎基础上出现的胃黏膜肠上皮化生和异型增生,作为慢性萎缩性胃炎与胃癌的中间阶段,PLGC的病程较缓慢。中医辨治PLGC具有一定的优势。PLGC主要可分为脾胃虚弱证、脾胃湿热证、肝胃气滞证、胃络瘀阻证、胃阴不足证5种证型。胃镜技术的普及促进了胃病微观辨证的发展,微观辨证与宏观辨证的结合为PLGC的中医辨证论治提供了更加丰富的理论支持。PLGC根本病机为脾胃虚弱,脾胃气机不畅,兼有湿热、瘀毒、痰湿等病理因素蕴结,日久胃阴亏耗。中药治疗PLGC的临床研究开展较多,治疗主要采用以益气健脾为主,兼以疏肝活血、化湿消瘀、化瘀解毒、养阴益胃,从而防止PLGC向胃癌进一步发展。针灸治疗胃癌前病变的研究开展较少。今后需开展更多严格且规范的多中心、大样本的临床随机对照试验,深入研究针灸治疗胃癌前病变机制,以期为中医辨治PLGC提供更多高级别的循证依据。
