Issue: Vojnosanit Pregl 2022; Vol.79 (No. 6)
Study of the correlation between the expression of nuclear factor kappa B and proliferation regulatory proteins and chronic superficial gastritis
Authors:
Hui Hu, Zhijian Ma, Shouzhong Ren, Yiqiang Xie
Background/Aim. Cell proliferation and the regulation of protein expression play an important role in gastritis, but in chronic superficial gastritis (CSG), they are rarely reported. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship be-tween the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and regulatory proteins and the rat CSG. Methods. The CSG rat model was established artificially, by chemical agents and ir-regular diet. The expression of epidermal growth factor recep-tor (EGFR) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in the gastric mucosa of CSG rats was measured by immuno-histochemistry, while mRNA expression levels of NF-κB p65 were detected by in situ hybridization. Results. There was more obvious infiltration of inflammatory cells in the gastric mucosa of CSG rats than in that of control rats, and the in-flammation score was significantly increased. The expression levels of PCNA, EGFR, and NF-κB p65 mRNA in the gastric mucosal cells of CSG model rats increased significantly. Corre-lation analysis showed that the inflammation score was posi-tively correlated with the expression levels of NF-κB p65 mRNA and EGFR, while it presented no significant correla-tion with the expression level of PCNA. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between NF-κB p65 mRNA and EGFR levels. Conclusion. High expression of NF-κB and EGFR plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of CSG, and it is significantly positively cor-related with the degree of inflammation in the gastric mucosa. Therefore, changes in NF-κB and EGFR expression may be used as important indicators for the assessment of CSG; changes in their expression levels are helpful to assess the de-gree of gastric mucosal lesions and progression of CSG.