Helicobacter pylori infection is commoner in black and Hispanic people compared with age matched white people. H pylori status was evaluated using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for anti-H pylori IgG in 150 healthy black and Hispanic people aged between 19 and 49 years. All were employed and had completed high school at least. Socioeconomic status during childhood was estimated from the p...

Iron deficiency anemia is a common public health problem in the Alaska Native population. Yet, a clear etiology has eluded researchers for decades. Previous studies suggested a link between Helicobacter pylori infection, gastrointestinal blood loss due to hemorrhagic gastritis, and generalized iron deficiency anemia in adult Alaska Natives. Therefore, we examined the association between the pre...

BACKGROUND Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disorder induced by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible persons. The prevalence of CD in Malaysia is unknown. We aim to determine the seroprevalence of CD antibodies and also investigate the correlation between H. pylori infection and CD in the young and healthy multiracial Malaysian population. METHODS Healthy young adult vo...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori-infected children from coastal Tumaco, Colombia, have more parasitism, and adults have lower gastric cancer risk compared with high-altitude Pasto/Tuquerres residents. Because helminth and Toxoplasma gondii infections alter helicobacter gastritis in rodent models, we determined whether seropositivity to Ascaris lumbricoides or T. gondii was associated with Th2-IgG...

Helicobacter pylori infection is relatively common worldwide and is closely related to gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, chronic gastritis, and stomach ulcers. Therefore, a safe and effective method for preventing H. pylori infection is urgently needed. Given that developing an effective vaccine against H. pylori is one of the best alternatives, H. pylori adhesin Hp0410...

itp is an autoimmune blood disorder in which platelet destruction is mediated by anti-platelet antibodies. the mechanisms of anti-platelet antibodies development are still a little known. the rate of some bacterial or viral agents in cause of itp is well known. recently, some study proposed that h pylori infection may be associated with itp and h pylori eradication can improves platelet counts ...

background : leptin and its receptors have been found in the human gastric mucosa.  its secretion by gastric mucosa has generated interest in its probable role in the gastrointestinal tract and pathophysiology of diseases.   objective: to determine any possible correlation between serum leptin level and pathological findings in patients with duodenal ulcer (du).   methods: in a cross-sectional ...

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most important causes of disability and mortality in the world. Although cigarette smoking and environmental pollutants have been recognized as the major causes of COPD, the role of infection in the pathogenesis and progression of COPD has also been reported. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to find the relations...

objectives the current study aimed to investigate h. pylori seropositivity in children with and without asthma. patients and methods this cross-sectional study was performed with 208 children aged 5- to 12-years-old (104 asthmatic subjects in the case group and 104 healthy individuals in the control group) who had been referred to the pediatric clinic of amir kabir hospital in arak, iran. h. py...