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mRNA levels of TLR4 and TLR5 are independent of H pylori.

Departmento de Microbiologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Av. Madero y Dr. Aguirre s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico.
World Journal of Gastroenterology (impact factor: 2.47). 10/2008; 14(34):5306-10. pp.5306-10
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ABSTRACT To determine if the presence H pylori or its virulence affect toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and TLR5 mRNA expression levels.
For the in vivo assays, gastric biopsies were obtained from 40 patients and H pylori status was determined. For the in vitro assays, human gastric adenocarcinoma mucosal cells (AGS) were cultured in the presence or absence of twelve selected H pylori strains. H pylori strains isolated from culture-positive patients and selected strains were genotyped for cagA and vacA. The cDNA was obtained from mRNA extracted from biopsies and from infected AGS cells. TLR4 and TLR5 mRNA levels were examined by real-time PCR.
The presence of H pylori did not affect the mRNA levels of TLR4 or TLR5 in gastric biopsies. The mRNA levels of both receptors were not influenced by the vacA status (P > 0.05 for both receptors) and there were no differences in TLR4 or TLR5 mRNA levels among the different clinical presentations/histological findings (P > 0.05). In the in vitro assay, the mRNA levels of TLR4 or TLR5 in AGS cells were not influenced by the vacAs1 status or the clinical condition associated with the strains (P > 0.05 for both TLR4 and TLR5).
The results of this study show that the mRNA levels of TLR4 and TLR5 in gastric cells, both in vivo and in vitro, are independent of H pylori colonization and suggest that vacA may not be a significant player in the first step of innate immune recognition mediated by TLR4 or TLR5.

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Keywords

40 patients
 
AGS cells
 
culture-positive patients
 
gastric biopsies
 
gastric cells
 
H pylori colonization
 
H pylori status
 
H pylori strains
 
human gastric adenocarcinoma mucosal cells
 
innate immune recognition
 
mRNA levels
 
real-time PCR
 
TLR5 mRNA expression levels
 
TLR5 mRNA levels
 
toll-like receptor 4
 
vacA status
 
vacAs1 status
 
vitro assay
 
vitro assays
 
vivo assays