Abstract
Aims - To investigate the localisation of Helicobacter pylori antigens and the expression of human heat shock proteins (HSP) in stomachs affected by MALT lymphoma. Methods - Surgically resected stomachs from 24 patients with MALT lymphoma were immunostained with anti-H pylori rabbit antibodies (ORP-1 and ORP-2) and anti-human HSP60 mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAb) (LK-1 and LK-2). Results - Follicular dendritic cells of germinal centres in the stomachs affected by MALT lymphoma were immunostained with anti-H pylori polyclonal antibodies and with anti-human HSP60 mAb, as were the epithelial cells. None of the lymph node samples reacted. Conclusions - Human HSP60, which cross reacts with anti-H pylori polyclonal antibodies, is often expressed on follicular dendritic cells in gastric MALT lymphoma tissues and may be aetiologically relevant to lymphomagenesis of MALT lymphoma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 396-398 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Pathology |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- Helicobacter pylori
- Immunohistochemistry
- MALT lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine