Potential contribution of Helicobacter pylori proteins in the pathogenesis of type 1 gastric neuroendocrine tumor and urticaria. In silico approach

Autor: Andrés Sánchez Caraballo, Yenny Guzmán, Jorge Sánchez, Marlon Munera, Elizabeth Garcia, Deyanira Gonzalez-Devia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 4 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background Helicobacter pylori has been linked to several diseases such as chronic urticaria, gastritis, and type 1 gastric neuroendocrine tumors (type 1 gNET). Although these diseases seem to have different mechanisms, their relationship with H. pylori suggests a common inflammatory pathway. Objective To identify potential cross-reactive antigens between H. pylori and humans involved in chronic urticaria and type 1 gNET. Methods Alignment was carried out among human proteins associated with urticaria (9 proteins), type 1 gNET (32 proteins), and H. pylori proteome. We performed pairwise alignment among the human and H. pylori antigens with PSI-BLAST. Modeling based on homology was done with the Swiss model server and epitope prediction with the Ellipro server. Epitopes were located on a 3D model using PYMOL software. Results The highest conserved sequence was found between the human HSP 60 antigen and the H. pylori chaperonin GroEL with an identity of 54% and a cover of 92%, followed by the alpha and gamma enolases and two H. pylori phosphopyruvate hydratase, both with an identity and cover of 48% and 96%, respectively. The H/K ATPase (Chain A) showed high identity with two H. pylori proteins (35.21% with both P-type ATPase), but with low cover (only 6%). We observed eight linear and three discontinuous epitopes for human HSP 60 and three lineal and one discontinuous epitope for both alpha-enolase and gamma enolase, high conserved with H. pylori sequences. Conclusion Some type 1 gNET antigens shared potential cross-reactive epitopes with H. pylori proteins, suggesting that molecular mimicry could be a mechanism that explains the relationship between the infection and this disease. Studies evaluating the functional impact of this relationship are needed.
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