Enroth H, Akerlund T, Sillén A, Engstrand L
Department of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2000 Mar;7(2):301-6. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.7.2.301-306.2000.
Strain variations of Helicobacter pylori have been tested by numerous methods and compared among different patient groups. The aim of this study was to investigate whether H. pylori expresses disease-specific proteins that can be detected by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-D PAGE). H. pylori strains isolated from duodenal ulcer, gastric cancer, and gastritis patients were analyzed. Extensive variation in spot patterns was observed between the strains, but a dendrogram analysis revealed that some strains within each disease group clustered together. Eight proteins were sequenced and found in the H. pylori genome sequence. 2-D PAGE is a useful method for studies of protein expression and for highlighting the extensive strain variation that H. pylori exhibits.