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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.119, No.5, p.302-307, 2018

Title: Helicobacter pylori can be related to carotid intima-media thickness, epicardial adipose tissue thickness and serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels
Author: Z. Karadag, T. Sehitoglu, M. C. Cure, H. Rakici, M. A. Ayvaz, R. Bedir, B. Kizilkaya, O. Z. Şahin, E. Cure

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (HP) affects the cardiovascular system. Our aim in this study was to evaluate, whether an infection with HP causes subclinical atherosclerosis.
METHODS: We included 90 patients with dyspeptic symptoms in this study. The patients underwent an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsies were taken. The patients were grouped according to histopathologic examination, as HP infection negative (n = 21), HP infection positive (+) (n = 23), HP infection (++) (n = 22), HP infection (+++), (n = 24).
RESULTS: The neutrophilic gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and the carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness in the HP negative group were significantly lower than the NGAL (p < 0.001) and hs-CRP (p < 0.001) levels and the cIMT (p < 0.008) and EAT (p < 0.008) thickness in the HP (+++) group. There was a strong correlation between the serum NGAL and hs-CRP levels, cIMT and EAT thickness.
CONCLUSION: HP-infection can lead to subclinical atherosclerosis via chronic inflammation. The higher the activity of HP infection, the higher the acceleration of atherosclerosis (Tab. 3, Fig. 2, Ref. 46). Text in PDF www.elis.sk.

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, carotid intima-media thickness, epicardial adipose tissue thickness, neutrophilic gelatinase-associated lipocalin
Published online: 09-May-2018
Year: 2018, Volume: 119, Issue: 5 Page From: 302, Page To: 307
doi:10.4149/BLL_2018_057


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