Significant Association between Serum Interleukin-6 and Helicobacter pylori Antibody Levels among H. pylori-Positive Japanese Adults

Background. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine produced by many types of cells. Inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis that is an underlying cause of coronary heart disease (CHD). Since the 1990s, some studies have shown an association between H. pylori...

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Main Authors: Nakagawa, Hiroko, Tamura, Takashi, Mitsuda, Yoko, Goto, Yasuyuki, Kamiya, Yoshikazu, Kondo, Takaaki, Wakai, Kenji, Hamajima, Nobuyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881527/