Metallothionein deficiency exacerbates chronic inflammation associated with carcinogenesis in stomach of mice infected with Helicobacter pylori

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  • Mita Masaharu
    Laboratory Animal Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University
  • Satoh Masahiko
    Department of Pharmaceutical Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University
  • Shimada Akinori
    Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
  • Azuma Sadahiro
    Center for Genetic Studies of Integrated Biological Functions, School of Medicine, Kitasato University
  • Himeno Seiichiro
    Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University
  • Hara Shuntaro
    Department of Health Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Showa University

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  • Metallothionein deficiency exacerbates chronic inflammation associated with carcinogenesis in stomach of mice infected with <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>

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Metallothionein (MT), a low-molecular-weight protein with a high affinity for divalent heavy metal ions, is involved in many pathophysiological processes, including metal homeostasis, detoxification, cell proliferation and protection against oxidative damage. We previously found that MT in gastric mucosa plays a role in protecting against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-induced gastritis at the early stage of infection. H. pylori-induced chronic gastric inflammation is shown to be associated with gastric carcinogenesis. Thus, to examine whether gastric MT contributes to protection against H. pylori-induced chronic inflammation, we compared histological changes in the gastric mucosa of MT-null and the wild-type mice at 53 weeks after inoculation three times with H. pylori SS1. As a result, we observed disruption of the gastric mucosa in MT-null mice, but not in the wild-type mice, even at the late stage of H. pylori-infection. Evaluation of pathological changes in gastric specimens by the updated Sydney grading system revealed that scores related to chronic inflammation and polymorphonuclear cell activity were higher in infected MT-null mice than those in the wild-type mice. Furthermore, a higher score for metaplasia was also observed in the MT-null stomach. These results suggested that MT might be involved in protecting against H. pylori-induced gastric chronic inflammation associated with carcinogenesis.

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