Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on MUC5AC protein expression in gastric cancer.

Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Yuhang District, Hangzhou 311100, Zhejiang Province, China. shidingyuhang@163.com

Future oncology (London, England) 2013 Jan

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To investigate the effects of the expression of the MUC5AC protein in gastric cancer depending on the Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection status. The MUC5AC protein and mRNA were detected using western blot and real-time PCR protocols in gastric cancer tissue and stratified for Hp infection. Gastric mucus membranes near the cancer site serve as the control group. The expression of MUC5AC protein and mRNA is significantly decreased in gastric cancer tissue (p < 0.05). The decrease was more significant in the Hp-infected group than in the Hp-uninfected group (p < 0.05). The infection of Hp is correlated with a decrease in MUC5AC protein amount in gastric cancer tissue. The current result suggests that there may be a potential necessary link between Hp, MUC5AC and gastric cancer.

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Ding Shi, Xin-min Qiu, Yin-feng Bao. Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on MUC5AC protein expression in gastric cancer. Future oncology (London, England). 2013 Jan;9(1):115-20