Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

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Mucosal Immunity Related to CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Children with Helicobacter pylori Gastritis

  • Da Hee Yang (Department of Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ha Young Lee (Department of Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Woohyuk Choi (Department of Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chang-Lim Hyun (Department of Pathology, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ki Soo Kang (Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2023.05.10
  • Accepted : 2023.08.27
  • Published : 2024.01.15
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Abstract

Purpose: We investigated the role of CD8+T cells as host immune factors in pediatric patients with Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Methods: Gastric mucosal tissue and blood samples were collected from 39 children, including 11 children with H. pylori infection and 28 children as controls. Anti-CD8 and anti-T-bet antibodies were used for immunohistochemistry of the gastric mucosa. For the cell surface and intracellular staining, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stained with anti-IL7Rα, anti-CX3CR1, anti-CD8, anti-T-bet, and anti-IFN-γ antibodies. Cytokines of sera such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and CX3CL1 were analyzed using enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: In the immunohistochemistry of gastric mucosa, the frequency of CD8+ and T-bet+ T cells cells was higher in the H. pylori-positive group than in the control group (26.9± 7.8% vs. 16.9±3.3%, p<0.001; 5.0±2.5% vs. 2.2±0.7%, p=0.001). Between the control and H. pylori-positive groups, the frequency of IL-7RαlowCX3CR1+ CD8+ and T-bet+ INF-γ+ CD8+ T cells were not significantly different between surface and intracellular staining, respectively (40.4±24.0% vs. 38.2±17.8%, p=0.914; 40.4±24.0% vs. 38.2±17.8%, p=0.914). In the ELISA, no significant differences in TNF-α and CX3CL1 concentrations were observed between the control and H. pylori-positive groups (34.3±12.1 pg/mL vs. 47.0±22.6 pg/mL, p=0.114/0.5± 0.1 pg/mL vs. 0.5±0.1 pg/mL, p=0.188). Conclusion: CD8+ T and Th1 cells, which secrete IFN-γ, might play important roles in the mucosal immunity of the stomach in children with H. pylori infection.

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This study was supported by the 2018 Research Fund of the Jeju National University Hospital.

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