Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2011)

The role of adenotonsillar tissues as a reservoir for Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter hepaticus

Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, Vol. 4 No. 3 (2011), 26 June 2011
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v4i3.174

Abstract

Aim: The aim of current study is to investigate whether tonsillar and/or adenoid tissue of patients with chronic adenotonsillitis plays a reservoir role for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) or Helicobacter hepaticus (H. hepaticus).

Background: Recently, there have been arguments ragarding Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) being reserved in adenotonsillar tissue.

Patients and methods: This study was performed with 90 patients with the diagnosis of chronic tonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy, mean age 36 ± 22, 32 (36%) female and 58(64%) male. Presence of H. pylori and H.hepaticus were detected by glmM gene and 16S rRNA specific primers respectively.

Results: Of all patients 58 (65%) were found seropositive for H. pylori IgG while only 7(8%) patients had gentile gastrointestinal (GI) symptom, all gastritis. H. pylori and H.hepaticus was not detected in any of the patients by PCR.

Conclusion: There was no correlation between GI symptom and/or seropositivity of H. pylori with presence of H. pylori and H. hepaticus in adenotonsillar tissues. Our results did not support the role of adenotonsills as a reservoir for H. pylori or H. hepaticus.

Keywords:
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Helicobacter hepaticus
  • Adenotonsil
  • PCR

How to Cite

Aliakbari, I., Noohi, S., Safavi, S. A., Goljanian Tabrizi, A., Bolfion, M., Razaghi, M., Goudarzi, H., & Dabiri, H. (2011). The role of adenotonsillar tissues as a reservoir for Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter hepaticus. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v4i3.174
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