Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries and evaluation of the results with serologic evidence of inflammation
SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.26, no.7, pp.1068-1074, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 26 Issue: 7
- Publication Date: 2005
- Journal Name: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1068-1074
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.