Lecture 16

1.
How can microbes cause damage? (5)
"Exotoxins, degredative enzymes, inflammation, auto immune damage, cancer"
2.
What is peptic ulcer disease?
A break in the lining of the stomach or small intestine
3.
What are the symptoms of a peptic ulcer? (4)
"Abdominal pain, vomiting, weight loss, bleeding"
4.
Which microbes cause peptic ulcers?
Heliobactor pylori
5.
How is H. pylori transmitted?
Fecal-oral route
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What is the spectrum of H. pylori disease? 
"Gastritis, peptic ulcer, cancer, lymphoma"
7.
How does H. pylori translocate to the stomach lining? (2)
"Flagellum, screw into tissue due to helical shape"
8.
How do H. pylori resist stomach acids?
Secrete urease to neutralise acid
9.
Why are H. pylori not recognised by immune system? (2)
"The LPS they have is poorly recognised by TLR4s, flagellin are poorly recognised by TLR5s"
10.
What does VacA inhibit? (3)= ="Phagosomal maturation, T/B cell proliferation, NOS generation"
11.
What is the result of a coating of plasminogen/cholesterol?
Appears as self
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What does chronic inflammation lead to?
Loss of cell function in inflamed area
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What does chronic infection of H. pyolori result in?
Chronic inflammation
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What is an ulcer?
A lesion in mucous membrane
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What is a gastric ulcer?
Lesion in the stomach
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What is a duodenal ulcer?
Lesion in the duodenum
17.
What is the process of acid production?
Food > G-cells produce gastrin > ECL cells produce histamines > parietal cells produce acid
18.
What is the acid feedback loop?
Acid > Somatostatin cells > G cells decrease gastrin > decrease acid
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How does H. pylori affect the antrum?
"Destruction of S cells > no regulation of acid production > inflammation of duodenum > duodenum ulcers, acid hypersecretion"
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What is the end result of gastritis (gastric ulcer)?
Gastric cancer
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22.
How does H. pylori affect cells? (3)
"Gene expression, DNA breaks, DNA methylation"
23.
What is the Car pathogenicity island?
Type IV secretion system
24.
Which secretion is associated with gastric cancer?
Cag protein
25.
What happens to Cag in the cell? (2)
"Phosphorylated > stimulation of phosphylation cascades, release of ROS from mitochondria"
26.
What phosphorylation cascades does CagA stimulate? (4)
"Apoptosis, morphological change (barrier disruption), cytokine production, cell proliferation"
27.
What factors contribute to gastric cancer? (3)
"Reactive oxygen species, Reactive nitrogen species, oncotic pathways by CagA"
28.
What are the virulence factors of H. pylori? (7)
"Flagella, VacA, CagA, enzymes, LPS, Urease, Outer proteins"
29.
What is an obvious symptom of an H. pylori infection?
Bad breath
30.
What is the treatment for a H. pylori infection?
"Proton pump inhibitor, antibiotics (clarithromycin, amoxicillin)"