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Comparative Analysis of Colonization of Helicobacter pylori and Glycolipids Receptor Density in Mongolian Gerbils and Mice

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The Mongolian gerbil has been used as an excellent experimental animal model for studying Helicobacter pylori infection because it can stably colonize and induce severe chronic gastritis, ulceration, and cancer-simulating human diseases in this animal. In contrast, H. pylori can only induce mild inflammation in many mouse models. The aim in this study is to clarify the difference of induction of pathological lesions in the two animal models. SPF ICR mice and Mongolian gerbils were inoculated with a clinically isolated strain of H. pylori. Six weeks after inoculation, bacteria colonizing the stomach were counted. Immunohistochemical staining and biochemical analyses of three putative receptor glycolipids were performed with monoclonal antibodies to the respective glycolipids. Significantly higher numbers of H. pylori were recovered from the stomachs of Mongolian gerbils than mice (5.77 ± 0.46 log CFU vs 4.17 ± 0.55 log CFU, P < 0.01). Immunohistochemical studies showed that sulfatide expression in the gastric mucosa of Mongolian gerbils was much stronger than that in mice, whereas the expression of Lewisb glycolipid and GM3 were almost equal. Quantitative analysis of each glycolipid by thin-layer chromatography confirmed the results of immunohistochemical study, showing 4.1 times higher sulfatide content in the Mongolian gerbil stomach. The content of both Lewisb and GM3 was almost equivalent in these two animals. In conclusions, higher levels of sulfatide expression, a putative adhesion receptor, in the gastric mucosa of Mongolian gerbils may allow abundant colonization by H. pylori, resulting in the development of gastric lesions in this animal model.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical School, Japan

    Hiroyuki Osawa, Kentaro Sugano, Masao Iwamori, Masanobu Kawakami, Mayumi Tada & Masafumi Nakao

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kinki University, Japan

    Hiroyuki Osawa, Kentaro Sugano, Masao Iwamori, Masanobu Kawakami, Mayumi Tada & Masafumi Nakao

  3. Department of Integrated Medicine, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Japan and

    Hiroyuki Osawa, Kentaro Sugano, Masao Iwamori, Masanobu Kawakami, Mayumi Tada & Masafumi Nakao

  4. Pharmacology Laboratories, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd, Japan

    Hiroyuki Osawa, Kentaro Sugano, Masao Iwamori, Masanobu Kawakami, Mayumi Tada & Masafumi Nakao

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Osawa, H., Sugano, K., Iwamori, M. et al. Comparative Analysis of Colonization of Helicobacter pylori and Glycolipids Receptor Density in Mongolian Gerbils and Mice. Dig Dis Sci 46, 69–74 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005657708342

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