Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia

Aim. To determine gastric tissue lactoferrin (Lf) levels of Helicobacter pylori- (Hp-) positive and -negative patients and its effect on anemia. Methods. Cases in which initial presentation was of abdominal pain and that were Hp-positive at endoscopy were included. Hp-positive cases and -negative c...

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Main Authors: Yaşar Doğan, Tülay Erkan, Zerrin Önal, Merve Usta, Gülen Doğusoy, Fügen Çullu Çokuğraş, Tufan Kutlu
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/214581
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author Yaşar Doğan
Tülay Erkan
Zerrin Önal
Merve Usta
Gülen Doğusoy
Fügen Çullu Çokuğraş
Tufan Kutlu
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Tülay Erkan
Zerrin Önal
Merve Usta
Gülen Doğusoy
Fügen Çullu Çokuğraş
Tufan Kutlu
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description Aim. To determine gastric tissue lactoferrin (Lf) levels of Helicobacter pylori- (Hp-) positive and -negative patients and its effect on anemia. Methods. Cases in which initial presentation was of abdominal pain and that were Hp-positive at endoscopy were included. Hp-positive cases and -negative controls were divided into two groups. Results. The study included 64 cases (average: 10.2±0.4 years, 39 male and 25 female). Lf levels were subsequently studied on 61 cases. 45 (73.8%) of these were Hp-positive, while 16 (22.2%) were Hp-negative. In Hp-positive cases, mean staining percentages and density of glands in the antral mucosa were 45.5±4.7% and 1.9±0.1, respectively. Hp-negative cases showed significantly different values of 17.8±4.5% and 1.3±0.2, respectively. Hemoglobin and serum ferritin values of Hp-positive cases were 12.7±0.2g/dL and 32.5±2ng/mL, but these were comparable with Hp-negative cases (12.6±0.1g/dL and 30.7±4.4ng/mL). Conclusions. Tissue Lf was significantly higher in Hp-positive cases compared to Hp-negative cases, but no difference was observed between the two groups with regards to hemoglobin and ferritin level. As a result, it is difficult to say that this rise in Lf plays a role in the development of iron deficiency anemia in Hp-positive patients.
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spelling doaj-art-d574195d8d3a4c3e9e32e261c4f19ea82025-08-20T03:19:47ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612012-01-01201210.1155/2012/214581214581Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on AnemiaYaşar Doğan0Tülay Erkan1Zerrin Önal2Merve Usta3Gülen Doğusoy4Fügen Çullu Çokuğraş5Tufan Kutlu6Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Pathology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul 23119, TurkeyAim. To determine gastric tissue lactoferrin (Lf) levels of Helicobacter pylori- (Hp-) positive and -negative patients and its effect on anemia. Methods. Cases in which initial presentation was of abdominal pain and that were Hp-positive at endoscopy were included. Hp-positive cases and -negative controls were divided into two groups. Results. The study included 64 cases (average: 10.2±0.4 years, 39 male and 25 female). Lf levels were subsequently studied on 61 cases. 45 (73.8%) of these were Hp-positive, while 16 (22.2%) were Hp-negative. In Hp-positive cases, mean staining percentages and density of glands in the antral mucosa were 45.5±4.7% and 1.9±0.1, respectively. Hp-negative cases showed significantly different values of 17.8±4.5% and 1.3±0.2, respectively. Hemoglobin and serum ferritin values of Hp-positive cases were 12.7±0.2g/dL and 32.5±2ng/mL, but these were comparable with Hp-negative cases (12.6±0.1g/dL and 30.7±4.4ng/mL). Conclusions. Tissue Lf was significantly higher in Hp-positive cases compared to Hp-negative cases, but no difference was observed between the two groups with regards to hemoglobin and ferritin level. As a result, it is difficult to say that this rise in Lf plays a role in the development of iron deficiency anemia in Hp-positive patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/214581
spellingShingle Yaşar Doğan
Tülay Erkan
Zerrin Önal
Merve Usta
Gülen Doğusoy
Fügen Çullu Çokuğraş
Tufan Kutlu
Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia
Mediators of Inflammation
title Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia
title_full Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia
title_fullStr Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia
title_full_unstemmed Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia
title_short Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia
title_sort lactoferrin levels in the gastric tissue of helicobacter pylori positive and negative patients and its effect on anemia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/214581
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