PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF GERD IN ADOLESCENTS IN NOVOSIBIRSK: TEN-YEAR TRENDS.

The aim of the study was the study of ten-year trends (1999-2009) of GERD symptoms and risk factors in schoolchildren in Novosibirsk from 14 to 17 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The comparison of the results of the screenings performed at 1999 and 2009 was analyzed. Anthropometry, the survey to identify the symptoms of GERD and eating habits, smoking and alcohol consumption, determination of lgG and CagA antibodies to Helicobacterpylori were included at the program of screenings. RESULTS: No significant dynamics of GER symptoms in adolescents, except weekly heartburn among boys. Among the factors associated with dyspepsia and GER, there have been some mixed changes: the frequency of smoking significantly reduced, but the proportion adolescents with excess body weight have increased. Violations of the regime and diet, and Helicobocrerpylori-infection has not changed significantly. CONCLUSION: The frequency of GERD in adolescents remains high but does not reach the prevalence of GERD in adults.

[Physiological and clinical implications of gastric pepsinogens].

This review deals with pepsinogen metabolism, physiological role, and clinical implications. Effects of various factors, e.g H. pylori, on pepsinogen levels are considered. It is concluded that non-invasive screening of gastric precancer conditions provides a cost-effective and efficacious approach to the prevention of this pathology.

[Use of immunoenzyme assay to detect the level of pepsinogen in blood].

Determining the level of blood pepsinogens has important clinical significance in the formation of risk groups for gastric cancer and erosive/ulcerative lesions of the gastric mucosa. A comparison of imported and domestic kits for testing the level of pepsinogens was performed. Russian diagnostic kits in comparison with foreign ones proved to show similar sensitivity and specificity.

[Different characteristics of quality of life in celiac disease patients].

AIM: To study quality of life (QoL) in patients with celiac disease (CD) in the course of treatment with aglutenic diet (AD). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Modern algorithm of glutenic enteropathy diagnosis (enzyme immunoassay, histological examination of the biopsy of distal duodenum mucosa) was used in 650 patients with different gastrointestinal symptoms. QoL was assessed in the course of AD treatment of CD with application of universal standard questionnaire MOS SF-36. RESULTS: CD was diagnosed in 56 (8.6%) patients. Classic CD was diagnosed in 44 (78.6%) patients, atypical CD--in 12 (21.4%). Significant lowering of QoL characteristic psychological health" was observed in CD patients under 30 and over 50 and "physical health" in 30-50-year-old CD patients. Women had low points on "mental health" scale. After 3 AD months QoL worsened by all the scales, but after 12 months QoL significantly improved. CONCLUSION: QoL in patients with classic CD is associated with gender and age. First, AD deteriorates QoL, but 1-year diet therapy improves QoL.

[The level of serum cytokines in children infected with various strains of Helicobacter pylori].

Serum contents of 7 cytokines (IL-1, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha, INF-gamma, INF-alpha) were examined in 87 children aged 14-17 years according to presence of antibodies against Helicobacter pylori and cytotoxic CagA protein. There was a lack of difference in cytokine levels between infected and non-infected children. Thus H. pylori infection in children in contrast to adults does not cause changes in systemic cytokine secretion.

[Prevalence of atrophic gastritis in different populations in Siberia on medical evidence of the serological survey].

Prevalence of atrophic gastritis in various population of Siberia with serological tests was studied. Representative samples of Novosibirsk adult population and also urban and rural population of Yakutia were examined. 348 persons at the age more than 45 years (180 males and 168 females) were studied. Concentration of pepsinogen I, gastrin 17 and antibodies to Helicobacter pilori in blood serum was estimated with immune-enzyme analysis ("Biohit GastroPanel", "Biohit", Finland). In addition, domestic test-systems were used for detection cytotoxic (expressing CagA-protein) strains H. pylori. Level of markers (pepsinogen, gastrin, antibodies to Helicobacter pilori and antibodies to CagA H. pilori) in observing populations had no difference between males and females, and also did not depend on age. Occurrence of atrophy in body of stomach in Novosibirsk population, urban and rural population of Yakutia was 10.1, 16.7 and 25.6% respectively, and in antral part--10.7, 25.6 and 8.9% respectively. Total atrophy was registered in 1% in all groups. Helicobacter infection was detected in 78-88% of population. Domestic immune-enzyme test-systems were comparable with data of histological examination and demonstrated greater sensitivity at H. pylori detection vs. foreign. High prevalence of atrophic gastritis in various groups of Siberia population was noticed, which must be was bounded with great level of H. pylori infection in population.

[Noninvasive diagnosis of chronic atrophic gastritis by serology].

The authors describe a current approach to the laboratory diagnosis of chronic gastritis, by using the plates of serological tests: pepsinogen I (PG-I), gastrin 17, and antibodies to Helicobacter pylori (HP). These tests and a questionnaire were used to examine 168 persons aged 45-70 years, who were a random population sample. Almost a fourth of the adult population was observed to have pronounced gastric mucosal atrophic changes, which might be associated with the high prevalence of HP infection. The concentration of PG-I is high in the persons infected with HP, its cytotoxic strains in particular, its elevated level servers as a valid marker of peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux.

[Helicobacter pylori and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in adolescents: role of cagA-comprising strains].

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS) in 403 adolescents at the age of 14-17 according to the Helicobacter pylori status in a two-year prospective school-based survey. Initially the H. pylori infection was revealed in 55.3%. GERS were reported by 16.1% of H. pylori negative subjects, 17.3% of H. pylori positive but CagA negative adolescents, and by 30.3% of those being CagA positive. Over 2 years, among 275 subjects without initial GERS, symptoms appeared in 43 (15.6%), being 10.8%, 18.8%, and 21.0% in three groups under the study, respectively. The H. pylori infection (especially with CagA positive strains) in older children results in GERS, which can be explained by antral gastritis with a subsequent increase of acid secretion.

[Perinatal aspects of serological diagnosis in urogenital chlamydiosis].

The pregnancy course, labor, delivery and early neonatal period were studied in pregnant women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection as well as in their children. The levels of specific antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis pgp 3 plasmid protein in maternal sera as well as perinatal complications were comparatively analyzed. According to the results, examination of anti-pgp3 antibodies is a highly specific and useful tool for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection at its active stage in pregnant women.

[Relationship between CagA-bearing strains of Helicobacter pylori and gastrointestinal pathology].

AIM: To study the prevalence of CagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori in Novosibirsk residents and to assess their relation to some clinical parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Random sample of the population (218 males and 220 females aged 25-64 years) was examined. Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori and CagA protein were tested in the sera using enzyme immunoassay. Gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated with questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of H. pylori infection was 88%, among H. pylori-positive persons CagA-positivity was revealed in 58%. Presence of antibodies to CagA protein was associated with dyspepsia (OR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.2-2.5) and history of peptic ulcer (OR = 3.6, 95% CI 1.0-14.5). CagA-positive subjects more frequently reported bowel disturbances, diarrhea, in particular (OR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.2-7.4). CONCLUSION: The data showed similar distribution of H. pylori and CagA-positivity among adult population in Russia and Eastern European countries. CagA-positivity is associated with peptic ulcer and dyspepsia.

[Association between the level of serum pepsinogen I and markers of the Helicobacter pylori infection in teenagers]. / Sviaz' urovnia syvorotochnogo pepsinogena I c markerami infektsii Helicobacter pylory u podrostkov.

The concentration of pepsinogen I as well as antibodies to Helicobacter pylori and CagA protein were determined in the blood serum in 84 schoolchildren at the age of 14-17 using the immune-enzyme analysis. The level of pepsinogen I did not depend on the sex, age, gastroenterological symptoms and ulcer occurrence in parents. However, the concentration of pepsinogen was higher in teenagers infected with H. pylori (89.6 ug/l) than in non-infected ones (69.4 ug/l, p = 0.012), this increase taking place mostly due to strains containing CagA.

[Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori CagA-producing strains within families]. / Rasprostranennost' CagA-produtsiruiushchikh shtammov Helicobacter pylori v sem'iakh.

During prophylactic examination of blood sera taken from the members of 59 families by the enzyme immunoassay, antibodies to H. pylori and CagA protein were determined. As shown in this study, the children of non-infected mothers proved to be infected in 6.3% of cases and the children of infected mothers, in 72.1% of cases (p < 0.001). The children of non-infected fathers were H. pylori-positive in 71.4% and those of infected fathers, in 58.4% of cases. The CagA status was found to coincide in mothers and their children (p = 0.01), but not in fathers and their children. These data indicate that children acquire H. pylori infection from the members of their family, mainly from their mothers.

[Relationship between the level of specific antibodies with disease outcome in Cercopithecus aethiops monkeys in experimental Marburg disease]. / O vzaimosviazi urovnia spetsificheskikh antitel s iskhodom zabolevaniiau obez'ian Cerpithecus aethiops pri éksperimental'noi infektsii virus Marburg.

The level of specific antibodies in the blood of Cercopithecus aethiops monkeys with experimental Marburg hemorrhagic fever appreciably affects the incidence of lethal outcomes in immunized animals infected with Marburg virus. This effect manifests starting from the titers as low as just 1:100. The level of humoral immunity with the specific antibody titer of at least 1:100 depends on the method of antigen preparation. Humoral response was higher upon challenge with formalin-inactivated virus isolated from the blood plasma of infected guinea pigs.

[The effect of the methods for producing an experimental Marburg virus infection on the characteristics of the course of the disease in green monkeys]. / Vliianie sposobov éksperimental'nogo zarazheniia virusom Marburg na osobennosti protekaniia bolezni u zelenykh martyshek.

A comparative study on the features of the pathogenesis of Marburg disease after parenteral and aerosol infection of green monkeys with a virus prepared from native culture suspension and that after lyophilization was carried out. The changes in the dynamics of the clotting time, the activity of serum aminotransferases, the duration of prefebrile period and survival time were analysed in different cases. No lethality was observed in animals infected with small doses of aerosol preparations.