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  • Title: Induction of interleukin-8 secretion from gastric epithelial cells by a cagA negative isogenic mutant of Helicobacter pylori.
    Author: Crabtree JE, Xiang Z, Lindley IJ, Tompkins DS, Rappuoli R, Covacci A.
    Journal: J Clin Pathol; 1995 Oct; 48(10):967-9. PubMed ID: 8537502.
    Abstract:
    The ability of Helicobacter pylori strains to induce interleukin-8 (IL-8) gene expression and protein secretion from gastric epithelial cell lines in vitro is variable. This cellular response is associated with bacterial expression of the CagA protein present in type I H pylori strains. To determine the role of CagA in this host cell response, an isogenic cagA negative mutant, N6.XA3, was constructed. The cagA negative isogenic mutant and the wild-type parental cagA positive strain, N6, were cocultured with AGS, ST-42 and KATO-3 gastric epithelial cell lines and secreted interleukin-8 assayed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. In all three cell lines there was no significant difference in the IL-8 secretion induced by the cagA negative isogenic mutant, N6.XA3, and the wild-type parent strain, N6. These studies show that CagA is not the inducer of IL-8 secretion from gastric epithelial cells. As all wild-type CagA positive strains studied to date induce IL-8, the bacterial factor(s) inducing this inflammatory response is closely associated with the expression of CagA.
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