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

• Main Authors: Hiroko Nakagawa (Author), Takashi Tamura (Author), Yoko Mitsuda (Author), Yasuyuki Goto (Author), Yoshikazu Kamiya (Author), Takaaki Kondo (Author), Kenji Wakai (Author), Nobuyuki Hamajima (Author)
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• 出版: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...