Molecular characterization of the stomach microbiota in patients with gastric cancer and controls
Journal Article
·
· Journal of Medical Microbiology
Persistent infection of the gastric mucosa by Helicobacter pylori, can initiate an inflammatory cascade that progresses into atrophic gastritis, a condition associated with reduced capacity for secretion of gastric acid and an increased risk in developing gastric cancer. The role of H. pylori as an initiator of inflammation is evident but the mechanism for development into gastric cancer has not yet been proven. A reduced capacity for gastric acid secretion allows survival and proliferation of other microbes that normally are killed by the acidic environment. It has been postulated that some of these species may be involved in the development of gastric cancer, however their identities are poorly defined. In this study, the gastric microbiota from ten patients with gastric cancer was characterized and compared with five dyspeptic controls using the molecular profiling approach, terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP), in combination with 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing. T-RFLP analysis revealed a complex bacterial community in the cancer patients that was not significantly different from the controls. Sequencing of 140 clones revealed 102 phylotypes, with representatives from five bacterial phyla (Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Fusobacteria). The data revealed a relatively low abundance of H. pylori and showed that the gastric cancer microbiota was instead dominated by different species of the genera Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, Veillonella and Prevotella. The respective role of these species in development of gastric cancer remains to be determined.
- Research Organization:
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Earth Sciences Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 950107
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-1632E
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Medical Microbiology, Journal Name: Journal of Medical Microbiology; ISSN JMMIAV; ISSN 0022-2615
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Tr1 responses are elevated in asymptomatic H. pylori-infected individuals and are functionally impaired in H. pylori-gastric cancer patients
Modification of Helicobacter pylori peptidoglycan enhances NOD1 activation and promotes cancer of the stomach
Quantification of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastritis and ulcer disease using a simple and rapid carbon-14-urea breath test
Journal Article
·
Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018
· Experimental Cell Research
·
OSTI ID:23082361
Modification of Helicobacter pylori peptidoglycan enhances NOD1 activation and promotes cancer of the stomach
Journal Article
·
Sun Mar 01 23:00:00 EST 2015
· Cancer Research
·
OSTI ID:1345502
Quantification of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastritis and ulcer disease using a simple and rapid carbon-14-urea breath test
Journal Article
·
Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991
· Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:5594496