Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries and evaluation of the results with serologic evidence of inflammation

Adiloglu, AK; Ocal, A; Can, R; Duver, H; Yavuz, T; Aridogan, Buket

Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries and evaluation of the results with serologic evidence of inflammation

Adiloglu A., Ocal A., Can R., Duver H., Yavuz T., Aridogan B.

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.7, ss.1068-1074, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 7
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Dergi Adı: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1068-1074
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Atherosclerosis is pathologically similar to a chronic inflammatory response. Recent reports have suggested that Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis but this relation has not been confirmed on an inflammatory background.