Helicobacter pylori attaches to NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,4 glycoconjugates produced in the stomach of transgenic mice lacking parietal cells

Andrew J. Syder, Janaki L. Guruge, Qiutang Li, Yan Hu, Chandra M. Oleksiewicz, Robin G. Lorenz, Sherif M. Karam, Per G. Falk, Jeffrey I. Gordon

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Abstract

Helicobacter pylori infection of the human stomach is associated with altered acid secretion, loss of acid-producing parietal cells, and, in some hosts, adenocarcinoma. We have used a transgenic mouse model to study the effects of parietal cell ablation on H. pylori pathogenesis. Ablation results in amplification of the presumptive gastric epithelial stem cell and its immediate committed daughters. The amplified cells produce sialylated oncofetal carbohydrate antigens that function as receptors for H. pylori adhesins. Attachment results in enhanced cellular and humoral immune responses. NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,4 glycoconjugates may not only facilitate persistent H. pylori infection in a changing gastric ecosystem, but by promoting interactions with lineage progenitors and/or initiated cells contribute to tumorigenesis in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-274
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular cell
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1999

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