Should increased levels of urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in chronic gastritis imply intestinal metaplasia or gastric atrophy?

Southern Medical Journal
Fatih AlbayrakYasin Bayir

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection induces chronic inflammation that can progress to gastric atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, and gastric adenocarcinoma. We have examined oxidative damage caused by Helicobacter pylori, metaplasia, and atrophy of gastric mucosal cells in patients with chronic gastritis by measuring their urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels. We recruited 77 outpatients with chronic gastritis, confirmed by endoscopic examination. H pylori status was evaluated by histology (modified Giemsa staining), the H pylori stool antigen test (n=20), and the 13C urea breath test (n=27), as described in the Maastricht consensus report. The mean amount of 8-OHdG (microg/g creatinine) in 77 subjects was 18.07 +/- 13.49 x 10(-3) microg/g creatinine. The levels of urinary 8-OHdG in the H pylori-positive gastritis patients were also significantly higher than those in the H pylori-negative gastritis patients (P=0.003, respectively, 20.42 +/- 13.33 x 10(-3) microg/g creatinine, 13.16 +/- 12.71 x 10(-3) microg/g creatinine). The level of urinary 8-OHdG was markedly higher in patients with gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia than in those without (P=0.000, P=0.002, respectively). There were significant correlatio...Continue Reading

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