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. 1996 Nov;39(5):639–648. doi: 10.1136/gut.39.5.639

Atrophic gastric changes in both Helicobacter felis and Helicobacter pylori infected mice are host dependent and separate from antral gastritis.

T Sakagami 1, M Dixon 1, J O'Rourke 1, R Howlett 1, F Alderuccio 1, J Vella 1, T Shimoyama 1, A Lee 1
PMCID: PMC1383385  PMID: 9026476

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The role of host factors has been neglected in studies of the pathogenesis of Helicobacter associated disease. The aim of this study was to assess the response of different mouse strains to infection with a single strain of Helicobacter felis. METHOD: Six strains of inbred mice were infected with the identical H felis culture and were killed at one month, two months, and six months after infection to assess histopathological changes. In addition, two strains of mice were infected with a mouse adapted strain of H pylori and examined at six months after infection. RESULTS: In SJL, C3H/He, DBA/2, and C57BL/6 infected mice, severe to moderate chronic active gastritis was observed only in the body of the stomach, which increased in severity over time with specialised cells in the body glands being replaced. As the severity of this damage in the body increased and atrophic changes were seen, the level of bacterial colonisation of the antrum decreased. In contrast, in BALB/c and CBA mice, there was only mild gastritis in the antrum, no remarkable changes were detected in their body mucosa, and no atrophy was seen over time. In both these strains of mice, heavy bacterial colonisation was seen, which tended to increase over the period of the experiment. Of particular importance in this experiment was that bacterial colonisation was mainly restricted to the antrum yet the atrophy, when present, was only observed in the body of the stomach. H pylori infected C3H/He mice showed moderate colonisation of the antrum, which persisted up to six months with little development of atrophy. In contrast, H pylori in C57BL/6 mice showed excellent colonisation of the antrum at two months but six months after infection there was moderate to severe body atrophy, which was associated with a loss of bacteria from the antrum. CONCLUSIONS: These findings challenge current concepts of the development of Helicobacter induced atrophy in that active chronic gastritis of antrum or the body mucosa, or both, is not a prerequisite. They also suggest an autoimmune basis for the pathology although no autoantibody or antibody to the H+/K+ ATPase was detected. Loss of infecting helicobacters from the stomach together with development of an atrophic gastritis in the body of the stomach is similar to the pattern found in certain H pylori infected human subjects.

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