• 약학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2000

Peptic ulcer is involved with Helicobacter pylori infection and antibiotic regimens are primary treatments. An optimal therapeutic regimen for eradication of Helicobacter pylori remains uncertain due to variable efficacy. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of omeprazole based antibiotic regimens in bacterial eradication, healing of peptic ulcer and to identify factors affecting efficacy. Seventy-seven patients were enrolled in the prospective, open-trial from November 1997 to Setember 1998. H. pylori infection was identified with endoscopy, H. pylori stain and rapid urease test. The first group (OAC7) received omeprazole 20 mg twice daily for 4 weeks which were the same schedule for all, amoxicillin and clarithromycin 500 mg three times daily for 1 week; the second group (OAC14), for 2 weeks on the same regimen as the first; and the last group (OACD) has taken bismuth in addition to the OAC7 regimen for 1 week. Eradication of H. pylori and healing of peptic ulcer were evaluated with endoscopy and tests for H. pylori before and after treatments. There were no significant differences in eradication rates; 77% in OAC7, 76% in OAC14, 81% in OACD (p=0.935) and healing rates; 82% in OAC7, 71% in OAC14, 95% in OACD (p=0.179), respectively. Compliance had an relationship with eradication rates significantly among regimens (p=0.049). Twenty three cases (29%) complained of the minor side effects. In conclusion, OAC7 was better in convenience of dosing schedule and showed fewer side effects with shorter duration and lower cost while There were no significant differences in efficacy among regimens.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2009

Current therapies against ulcers caused by H. pylori infection consist of antibiotics, an acid reducer, and some clinical trials underway to develop a H. pylori vaccine. We develop a structured model with age-dependent mortality of peptic ulcers and H. pylori infection. Our main goal is to analyze our structured model mathematically and to compare it to our previously unstructured model to examine the disease transmission dynamics in terms of annual prevalence and annual incidence of the disease.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.439-447
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• 2024

Background: Helicobacter pylori infection, prevalent in more than half of the global population, is associated with various gastrointestinal diseases, including peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. The effectiveness of early diagnosis and treatment in preventing gastric cancer highlights the need for improved diagnostic methods. This study aimed to develop a simple scoring system based on endoscopic findings to predict H. pylori infection. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 1,007 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at Asan Medical Center from January 2019 to December 2021. Exclusion criteria included prior H. pylori treatment, gastric surgery, or gastric malignancies. Diagnostic techniques included rapid urease and ¹³C-urea breath tests, H. pylori culture, and assessment of endoscopic features following the Kyoto gastritis classification. A new scoring system based on endoscopic findings including regular arrangement of collecting venules (RAC), nodularity, and diffuse or spotty redness was developed for predicting H. pylori infection, utilizing logistic regression analysis in the development set. Results: The scoring system demonstrated high predictive accuracy for H. pylori infection in the validation set. Scores of 2 and 3 were associated with 96% and 99% infection risk, respectively. Additionally, there was a higher prevalence of diffuse redness and sticky mucus in cases where the initial H. pylori eradication treatment failed. Conclusions: Our scoring system showed potential for improving diagnostic accuracy in H. pylori infection. H. pylori testing should be considered upon spotty redness, diffuse redness, nodularity, and RAC absence on endoscopic findings as determined by the predictive scoring system.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2009

목 적: H. pylori는 만성 위염의 중요한 원인균으로서 이에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되었지만 이와 관련된 기능성 소화불량과의 관계나 위 운동에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구는 특히 소아에서 많지 않다. 이에 본 연구자들은 소아 및 청소년의 기능성 소화불량 환자에서 H. pylori 감염이 위전도 검사 결과에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 하였다. 방 법: 2006년 8월부터 2008년 12월까지 복통을 주소로 가천의대 길병원과 인하대병원 소아청소년과에 소화불량을 주소로 내원한 소아 및 청소년 중 상부 위장관 내시경 검사와 함께 조직검사 혹은 요소호기 검사를 시행한 환아 중 기능성 소화불량 환자를 대상으로 위전도 검사를 시행하였다. 이 중 조직검사를 통해 만성 위염이 확인되고 만성 질환자를 제외한 63예를 대상으로 H. pylori 양성군과 음성군으로 나누어 위전도 검사 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 결 과: H. pylori 양성군은 25명(40%)이었으며 음성군은 38명(60%)이었다. H. pylori 양성군에서 음성군보다 식, 전후 정상리듬의 비율이 비교적 낮았다(80% vs. 65%, 80% vs. 68%). 또한 주 힘은 식후 검사상 H. pylori 양성군에서 유의하게 낮았으며(8.18${\pm}$22.36 dB, 32.20${\pm}$24.18 dB, p<0.01), 식후 주 힘의 변화(${\delta}P$)도 유의하게 적었다(-1.28${\pm}$6.18 vs. +4.62${\pm}$5.93, p<0.01). 그러나 다른 변수들은 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결 론: H. pylori 감염은 위의 운동에 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되며, 따라서 H. pylori 감염과 함께 위 운동 이상이 있을 경우 H. pylori 감염률이 낮은 지역에서는 H. pylori 제균 치료를 고려할 수도 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonization of the stomach mucosa and duodenum is the major cause of acute and chronic gastroduodenal pathology in humans. Efforts to find effective anti-bacterial strategies against H. pylori for the non-antibiotic control of H. pylori infection are urgently required. In this study, we used whey to prepare glycomacropeptide (GMP), from which sialic acid (G-SA) was enzymatically isolated. We investigated the anti-bacterial effects of G-SA against H. pylori in vitro and in an H. pylori-infected murine model. MATERIALS/METHODS: The anti-bacterial activity of G-SA was measured in vitro using the macrodilution method, and interleukin-8 (IL-8) production was measured in H. pylori and AGS cell co-cultures by ELISA. For in vivo study, G-SA 5 g/kg body weight (bw)/day and H. pylori were administered to mice three times over one week. After one week, G-SA 5 g/kg bw/day alone was administered every day for one week. Tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and IL-10 levels were measured by ELISA to determine the anti-inflammatory effects of G-SA. In addition, real-time PCR was performed to measure the genetic expression of cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA). RESULTS: G-SA inhibited the growth of H. pylori and suppressed IL-8 production in H. pylori and in AGS cell co-cultures in vitro. In the in vivo assay, administration of G-SA reduced levels of IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 pro-inflammatory cytokines whereas IL-10 level increased. Also, G-SA suppressed the expression of cagA in the stomach of H. pylori-infected mice. CONCLUSION: G-SA possesses anti-H. pylori activity as well as an anti-H. pylori-induced gastric inflammatory effect in an experimental H. pylori-infected murine model. G-SA has potential as an alternative to antibiotics for the prevention of H. pylori infection and H. pylori-induced gastric disease prevention.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.7-22
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• 2010

목 적: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)에 감염된 환자에서 나타나는 결절성 위염은 소아에 특징적인 소견이지만, 지금까지 이에 대한 연구가 이루어지지 못 하였다. 본 연구에서는 H. pylori 감염이 없는 소아 환자의 위 점막의 유전자 발현 양상과 H. pylori에 감염에 의한 결절성 위염이 있는 소아 및 결절성 위염이 없는 소아의 위 점막 유전자 발현 양상을 microarray를 이용하여 비교함으로써 H. pylori 감염 시에 소아의 위 점막에 나타나는 유전자 발현 양상의 변화를 규명하고자 하였다. 방 법: 분당서울대학교 소아청소년과에 내원하여 상 부위장관내시경검사에 의한 위 점막 조직검사를 시행받은 12명의 소아청소년을 대상으로 하였다. 이들을 H. pylori 양성이면서 육안적인 병변이 없는 환아 4명의 HP(+)NG(-)군과, 위 전정부에서 결절성 위염 소견이 관찰된 환아 4명의 HP(+)NG(+)군으로 나누고, 연령 및 성별이 일치하는 H. pylori 음성인 4명의 소아를 대조군인 HP(-)NG(-)군으로 분류하였다. $-70^{\circ}C$에 냉동보관한 위 점막 조직에서 RNA를 추출하여 microarray를 시행하고 분석된 결과에 의거하여 발현 정도에 변화가 있는 유전자를 분석하였다. 결 과: 대상 환자 12명(남자 6명, 여자 6명, 평균 연령 9.8세)의 위 점막 조직에서 cDNA microarray 시행하여 H. pylori 감염의 유무에 따라 유전자 발현 정도를 비교하였을때, H. pylori 감염된 위 점막은 감염되지 않은 소아에 비해 182개의 유전자가 과발현 되었으며, 29개의 유전자가 발현이 저하되었다. H. pylori 감염이 확인 된 8명을 결절성 위염의 유무에 따라 유전자 발현 정도를 비교분석하였을 때, 상부위장관 내시경검사에서 H. pylori 감염과 연관된 결절성 위염을 보인 환자의 위 점막은 결절성 위염이 없는 H. pylori 감염 환아의 위 점막조직에 비해 5개의 유전자가 발현이 증가하였으며 5개의 유전자가 발현이 저하되었다. 결 론: 소아의 위 점막은 H. pylori 감염 여부에 따라 뚜렷한 유전자 발현의 차이를 보이며, 결절성 위염이 동반된 H. pylori 감염 환자의 위 점막은 일부 유전자에서 발현의 차이를 보이는 것을 알 수 있었다. 향후 추가적인 연구를 통해 소아에서 H. pylori 감염에 의한 결절성 위염의 발병 기전을 밝히려는 시도가 필요할 것이다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제33권1호통권128호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2002

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with type B gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. The vacuolation of cells induced by H. pylori is thought to be essential for the initiation and maintenance of gastric infection. The roles of H. pylori cytotoxin, urease, and ammonia in the vacuolation of HeLa cells were determined. Ammonium chloride augmented the neutral red uptake induced by H. pylori toxin. Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) failed to block the neutral red uptake induced by H. pylori toxin. Leweifang significantly prevented the vacuolation of HeLa cells induced by H. pylori toxin or H. pylori toxin and ammonium chloride. Further investigation is required to determine the mechanisms of Leweifang for the inhibition of vacuole formation of eukaryotic cells in response to the H. pylori toxin.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.417-430
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• 2019

The policies developed for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults may not be the most suitable ones to treat children and adolescents. Methods used to treat children and adolescents in Europe and North America may not be appropriate for treating children and adolescents in Korea due to differences in epidemiological characteristics of H. pylori between regions. Moreover, the agreed standard guidelines for the treatment of H. pylori infection in children and adolescents in Korea have not been established yet. In this study, the optimal treatment strategy for H. pylori infection control in children and adolescents in Korea is discussed based on these guidelines, and recent progress on the use and misuse of antimicrobial agents is elaborated. Non-invasive as well as invasive diagnostic test and treatment strategy for H. pylori infection are not recommendable in children aged less than ten years or children with body weight under 35 kg, except in cases of clinically suspected or endoscopically identified peptic ulcers. The uncertainty, whether enough antimicrobial concentrations to eradicate H. pylori can be maintained when administered according to body weight-based dosing, and the costs and adverse effects outweighing the anticipated benefits of treatment make it difficult to decide to eradicate H. pylori in a positive noninvasive diagnostic test in this age group. However, adolescents over ten years of age or with a bodyweight of more than 35 kg can be managed aggressively as adults, because they can tolerate the adult doses of anti-H. pylori therapy. In adolescents, the prevention of future peptic ulcers and gastric cancers is expected after the eradication of H. pylori. Bismuth-based quadruple therapy (bismuth-proton pump inhibitor-amoxicillin/tetracycline-metronidazole) with maximal tolerable doses and optimal dose intervals of 14 days is recommended, because in Korea, the antibiotic susceptibility test for H. pylori is not performed at the initial diagnostic evaluation. If the first-line treatment fails, concomitant therapy plus bismuth can be attempted for 14 days as an empirical rescue therapy. Finally, the salvage therapy, if needed, must be administered after the H. pylori antibiotic susceptibility test.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1797-1802
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• 2013

Background: The aim of this study was to assess clinical factors associated with Helicobacter pylori positivity and to evaluate the incidence of gastric carcinoma in first-degree family members of infected patients. A total of 580 patients (mean age:$38{\pm}17$) with gastrointestinal complaints underwent C-14 urea breath test (UBT). Patients were grouped as: Group-1, untreated patients (n:384); and Group-2, patients who previously treated with eradication triple therapy (n:196). C-14 UBT was performed 1-2 months after the completion of eradication therapy. Associations of H pylori positivity with age, gender, ABO and Rhesus groups, smoking, dietary habits, and history of gastric cancer in first-degree family members were evaluated. The frequency of H pylori positivity was significantly higher in group-1 (58%) compared to group-2 (20%), p=0.001. There were no correlations between H pylori positivity and age, gender, ABO groups, Rhesus subgroups, smoking and dietary habits in both patient groups. The frequency of gastric cancer in family members was significantly higher in patients with H pylori infection among group-1, compared to infected patients among group-2 (56% vs. 28.6% respectively, p=0.03). We observed a significant association between H pylori positivity and the presence of gastric cancer in first-degree relatives of group-1 patients. Our results provide some confirmation of the presence of a link between gastric cancer development and H pylori. C-14 UBT is a sensitive, reliable and a widely recommended test for the detection of H pylori infection and recurrence. We suggest that detection and eradication of H pylori may contribute to a reduced risk of gastric cancer in the family members of infected patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.4747-4753
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• 2016

Background: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in Indonesia has been reported to be exceedingly low. The purpose of our study was to confirm whether this is the case in Northern Jakarta using a sensitive 13C-urea breath test (UBT), and to examine any associations with lifestyle/environment factors and potential routes of transmission. Methods: We recruited a total of 196 subjects from a low-income community in Northern Jakarta, Indonesia, data from 193 who completed a questionnaire about their lifestyle/environment and had UBT being included as the final. Odds ratios (ORs) adjusted for sex and age with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a logistic regression model. Results: The overall H. pylori infection rate was 15.0% (95%CI, 10.3-20.9), with variation among Javanese (9.1%, total=77), Buginese (40.0%, 35), Betawi (9.1%, 33), Sundanese (3.7%, 27), and Batak (40.0%, 5). On multivariate analysis, the ORs for intake of soybean milk, cucumber more than once a week, infrequent hand washing practice before meals, and alcohol consumption were 0.10 (95%CI: 0.01-0.97), 6.61 (95%CI: 1.87-23.3), 4.10 (95%CI: 1.15-14.6), and 61.9 (95%CI: 1.67-2300.8), respectively. Rates for Buginese (OR=7.84; 95%CI: 1.82-33.8) and Batak (OR=20.1; 95%CI: 1.90-213.2) were significantly higher than for Javanese. Conclusions: The H. pylori infection rate in this study was relatively low, in line with previous studies. Regarding ethnicity factors, Buginese and Batak reported eating food using fingers more frequently than Javanese, Betawi, and Sundanese. Our study indicated that person-person transmission is possible in this low prevalence area. The low infection rates for H. pylori among Javanese, Betawi, and Sundanese ethnics could be partly due to their sanitary practices.