| publication name | Role of western blotting in serological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niveen A Gad, Taghrid Gamal El-Din, Reem R. Abd ElGlil,Mohamed Darwish |
| year | 2008 |
| keywords | Helicobacter pylori, western blotting |
| journal | Egyptian J0urnal of Medical Microbiology |
| volume | 17 |
| issue | 2 |
| pages | 169-177 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | http://www.ejmm.eg.net/pdf/vol-17-no2-2008/1.pdf |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Background: Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori ) is the key pathogen for gastroduodenal diseases. The clinical outcome of H.pylori infection is influenced by the presence of strain-specific virulence factors that are usually detected by the presence of specific anti-H.pylori antibodies in serum. Apart from the detection of these antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), it is desirable to obtain additional information concerning the presence of certain virulence factors of H.pylori that could be detected by immunoblot analysis. Objective: the aim of this work was to evaluate if blotting can replace the need for invasive endoscopy for diagnosis of virulent H.pylori infection , compare between it and ELISA as serodiagnostic test, and to focus on identifying factors and markers that define high-risk patients in whom H.pylori infection needs to be eradicated. Subjects and Methods: 19 dyspeptic patients were subjected to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to obtain antral biopsy, direct urease test and culture of biopsy on specific media . Sera were obtained from the patients for IgG examination by ELISA and western blotting. Results: Western blotting was more sensitive(100%) than ELISA (sensitivity 81.8%),but specificity was the same for both (87.5%).Only western blotting was able to detect antibodies to virulence antigens especially cytotoxin associated antigen(CagA) and vacuolating cytotoxin antigen (VacA).Conclusion : Western blotting is a highly sensitive noninvasive test to diagnose toxigenic H.pylori infection. So that unnecessary gastroscopy and treatment can be avoided.