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Review
. 2011 May-Jun;17(3):165-9.
doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.80377.

Helicobacter pylori infection and its relationship to metabolic syndrome: is it a myth or fact?

Waleed I Albaker  1
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Helicobacter pylori infection and its relationship to metabolic syndrome: is it a myth or fact?

Waleed I Albaker. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2011 May-Jun.

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is one of the most prevalent global health problems that predisposes to Type 2 diabetes. It is strongly linked to insulin resistance, which results in hyperglycemia. Over the past few years, lot of studies have been carried out on Helicobacter pylori infection and found a possible causal relationship through releasing some of the interleukins factors, which result in endothelial dysfunction. However, some studies attributed that due to coincidence were not able to establish any causal relationship. In this review, the literature has been reviewed to check this possible association.

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