[Helicobacter pylori and atherosclerosis. A review of the literature].
Several studies have investigated potential role of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Postulated mechanisms are various, even though results are still controversial. Here we propose an overview of actual knowledge about this topic, comparing studies in favour with those against the relationship between Hp and atherosclerosis.
Istituto di Medicina Interna, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma. francesco.franceschi@rm.unicatt.it
Francesco
F
Franceschi
Eliano Pio
EP
Navarese
Roberto
R
Mollo
Bianca
B
Giupponi
Guido
G
De Marco
Giuseppe
G
Merra
Giovanni
G
Gasbarrini
Nicolò Gentiloni
NG
Silveri
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000276:immunology; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; C080866:cagA protein, Helicobacter pylori; C060293:HSPD1 protein, human; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins