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Flow cytometric measurement of tumor necrosis factor‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand and its receptors in gastric epithelium and infiltrating mucosal lymphocytes in Helicobacter pylori ‐associated gastritis
Author(s) -
KOYAMA SHOHEI
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03055.x
Subject(s) - gastric mucosa , flow cytometry , apoptosis , helicobacter pylori , epithelium , receptor , tunel assay , cd3 , tumor necrosis factor alpha , pathology , biology , terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase , enterochromaffin like cell , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , cd8 , antigen , stomach , immunohistochemistry , biochemistry
Background: Tumor necrosis factor‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand (TRAIL) and its receptors have recently been reported to be responsible for apoptotic signaling molecules. However, little is known about TRAIL‐mediated apoptosis in the human glandular stomach. Methods: Biopsies from 66 patients (28 Helicobacter pylori ‐negative, 38 H. pylori ‐positive) were investigated for phenotypic distribution of TRAIL and its receptors DR4/DR5 and DcR2 on mucosal epithelium, and infiltrating mucosal lymphocytes using flow cytometry. Apoptosis of the cells was examined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)‐mediated dUTP nick and labeling (TUNEL). In addition, the phenotypic distribution of CD antigens on infiltrating major T‐ and B‐lymphocytes were determined. Results: Membrane‐bound TRAIL and its receptors were constitutively expressed in all patients with high levels in the gastric mucosal epithelium. In particular, these protein molecules were overexpressed in mucosal lymphocytes coupled with increased proportions of CD19 + B cells, and CD3 + T cells bearing CD8 + CD11b – and CD4 + CD62L – surface phenotypes in H. pylori ‐positive gastric mucosa. The frequencies of apoptotic epithelium and infiltrating lymphocytes in H. pylori ‐associated gastritis were significantly greater than those of H. pylori ‐negative normal mucosa ( P < 0.01). Conclusion: The present findings show that flow cytometric analysis is useful for detection of membrane‐bound TRAIL and its receptors in gastric epithelium and infiltrating mucosal lymphocytes. © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd