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Helicobacter pylori Infection Is Associated with Decreased Expression of SLC5A8, a Cancer Suppressor Gene, in Young Children

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, October 2016
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Title
Helicobacter pylori Infection Is Associated with Decreased Expression of SLC5A8, a Cancer Suppressor Gene, in Young Children
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, October 2016
DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00121
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Andrea Orellana-Manzano, Miguel G. O'Ryan, Anne J. Lagomarcino, Sergio George, Mindy S. Muñoz, Nora Mamani, Carolina A. Serrano, Paul R. Harris, Octavio Ramilo, Asunción Mejías, Juan P. Torres, Yalda Lucero, Andrew F. G. Quest

Abstract

Background:Helicobacter pylori infects half of the world's population and causes gastric cancer in a subset of infected adults. Previous blood microarray findings showed that apparently healthy children, persistently infected with H. pylori have differential gene expression compared to age-matched, non-infected children. SLC5A8, a cancer suppressor gene with decreased expression among infected children, was chosen for further study based on bioinformatics analysis. Methods: A pilot study was conducted using specific qRT-PCR amplification of SLC5A8 in blood samples from H. pylori infected and non-infected children, followed by a larger, blinded, case-control study. We then analyzed gastric tissue from H. pylori infected and non-infected children undergoing endoscopy for clinical purposes. Results: Demographics, clinical findings, and family history were similar between groups. SLC5A8 expression was decreased in infected vs. non-infected children in blood, 0.12 (IQR: 0-0.89) vs. 1.86 (IQR: 0-8.94, P = 0.002), and in gastric tissue, 0.08 (IQR: 0.04-0.15) vs. 1.88 (IQR: 0.55-2.56; P = 0.001). Children who were both stool positive and seropositive for H. pylori had the lowest SLC5A8 expression levels. Conclusions:H. pylori infection is associated with suppression of SCL5A8, a cancer suppressor gene, in both blood and tissue samples from young children. Key Points: Young children, persistently infected with Helicobacter pylori show decreased expression of SLC5A8 mRNA in both blood and tissue samples as compared to non-infected children.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 34 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 18%
Researcher 5 15%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 9%
Student > Postgraduate 2 6%
Other 5 15%
Unknown 9 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 18%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 15%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 6%
Other 5 15%
Unknown 9 26%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 November 2016.
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#16,721,717
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Outputs from Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
#4,107
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#203,155
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
#30
of 73 outputs
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