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Intraepithelial infiltration by mast cells in human Helicobacter pylori active gastritis
Rosario Alberto Caruso1, Antonino Parisi, Costantino Crisafulli
1Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. rosariocaruso@tin.it
Abstract:
Recent observations suggest an involvement of mast cells in Helicobacter pylori gastritis, but the mechanism of intraepithelial mast cell activation in H. pylori-infected patients remains to be clarified. Intraepithelial mast cells, identified by immunohistochemistry for CD117, were quantified in antral biopsies from 6 patients with H. pylori "active" chronic gastritis, 7 patients with H. pylori "nonactive" gastritis, and 9 controls. Antral biopsies from patients with H. pylori "active" gastritis showed higher intraepithelial mast cell counts than those from patients with H. pylori "nonactive" gastritis and from controls. Electron microscopy, selectively performed in 6 cases of H. pylori "active" gastritis, confirmed the presence of intraepithelial mast cells and allowed their subdivision into mature cells with intact electron-dense granules or degranulated cells. Other mast cells appeared to migrate through defects in the basement membrane into the epithelial layer. Mast cells in these areas often showed piecemeal degranulation or were characterized by large canaliculi, expanded Golgi areas, and a few granules, a process similar to the phase of recovery from anaphylactic degranulation of isolated human mast cells. The possible significance of these unusual ultrastructural findings is discussed.
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