Helicobacter pylori 감염과 관련된 철 결핍성 빈혈에서 Lactoferrin Sequestration의 역할

Purpose: It is known that lactoferrin serves as a source of iron for H. pylori in gastric mucosa. This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between lactoferrin and H. pylori infection coexistent with iron-deficiency anemia by determining the lactoferrin levels in gastric biopsy specimens, and by locating the major sites of lactoferrin expression, according to the presence or absence of iron-deficiency anemia. Methods: Fifty-five adolescents that underwent gastroduodenoscopy were divided into three groups: NL (n=19) for normal controls, HP (n=15) for patients with H. pylori, and IDA (n=21) for patients with H. pylori gastritis and coexisting iron-deficiency anemia. Histopathologic features were graded from to marked on the basis of the Updated Sydney System. The gastric mucosal levels of lactoferrin were measured by immunoassay. Immunohistochemical technique was used to allow identification of the location and quantification of the lactoferrin expression. Results: Lactoferrin levels in the antrum increased significantly, in proportion to, H. pylori density, polymorphonuclear cell infiltration, and chronic inflammation in the histologic specimens. Patients in the HP and IDA groups showed significantly increased mucosal levels of lactoferrin compared with that observed in the normal group (p=0.0001). The lactoferrin level in IDA group tended to be higher than that in the HP group (p=0.2614). The major sites of lactoferrin expression by immunohistochemistry were in glands and neutrophils within epithelium. Lactoferrin was stained weakly in NL, and strongly in HP and IDA. Conclusion: The lactoferrin sequestration in the gastric mucosa of IDA was remarkable, and this finding seems to give a clue that leads to the clarification of the mechanism by which H. pylori infection contributes to iron-deficiency anemia. 배경: Lactoferrin은 위장 점막에서 H. pylori의 철분의 공급원으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 H. pylori에 감염된 위장 점막의 조직검체에서 lactoferrin 값을 측정하고 철 결핍성 빈혈의 유무에 따라 lactoferrin 발현의 주요 위치를 정하는 방법을 이용하여 lactoferrin과 철 결핍성 빈혈을 동반한 H. pylori감염 사이의 연관성을 밝히기 위해 시행하였다. 방법: 상부 위장관 내시경을 시행한 55명의 환아를 세 군으로 분류하였다: 정상군(NL, n=19), H. pylori 감염군(HP, n=15), H. pylori 감염이 동반된 철 결핍성 빈혈군(IDA, n=21). 조직 병리학 소견은 Updated Sydney System을 이용하여 정도를 나누었다. 위장 점막의 lactoferrin 값은 면역 측정법으로 측정하였다. lactoferrin의 발현 위치와 양을 측정하는 것은 면역조직화학적 염색방법을 이용하였다. 결과: 위 전정부에서의 lactoferrin의 값은 조직 검체의 H. pylori 밀도나 다형핵세포의 침습정도, 만성 염증에 비례하여 의미있게 증가되었다. HP와 IDA군에서는 정상군에 비하여 lactoferrin의 수치가 통계학적으로 유의하게 증가되었다(p=0.0001). IDA군은 HP군