John K Triantafillidis, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Aristofanis Gikas, Emmanuel Merikas, George Peros, Kyriaki Sofroniadou, Petros Cheracakis, Maria Sklavaina, Georgios Tzanidis, Evangelia Konstantellou
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection, serum thyroid hormone levels and certain cardiovascular risk factors in normal volunteers. In 110 blood donors (85 men, 25 women, aged 35.6 +/- 9.76) the serum levels of IgG antibodies against Hp were estimated using a sensitive immunoassay. Serum estimation of T3, T4, TSH, FT3, FT4, thyroid (microsomial) autoantibodies, C-Reactive-Protein, a1-acid-glycoprotein, vitamin B12, folic acid, cholesterol, triglycerides, total lipids, HDL, LDL, and antibodies against hepatitis A, was also carried-out...
December 2003: Hepato-gastroenterology