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2003, Cilt 17, Sayı 4, Sayfa(lar) 405-408
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THE CO-PRESENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI AND SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC AND HEALTHY SUBJECTS
Ali K. ADİLOĞLU1, Cem NAZLI2, Buket CİCİOĞLU ARIDOĞAN1, Ozan KINAY2, Rabia CAN1 Oktay ERGENE2
1Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Isparta
2İzmir Atatürk Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Bölümü, İzmir
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, atherosclerosis, C-reactive protein, seroprevalence

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Especially in recent years a substantial amount of studies are held to determine the relation between atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori. The aim of this study was to determine serum H. pylori IgG and IgA and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in atherosclerotic, ectatic and normal groups diagnosed by coronary angiography. Eighty-four patients were enrolled in the study. There were no difference in H. pylori IgG seroprevalence between atherosclerotic, ectatic and normal groups (p=0.772). Although serum CRP (6.59 mg/L in normal and 11.63 in three vessel involvement) levels and H. pylori IgA seropositivity (7.7% in normal and 18.8% in three vessel involvement) increase with the number of vessel involvement, the relation was not statistically related (p=0.271; p=0.942) which is probably related to the limited number of cases. There are studies that support or oppose the relation between H. pylori and atherosclerosis. To propose a definite relation, molecular identification methods, immunohistochemical procedures and studies with bigger groups should be performed.

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