Abstract
gastric mucosa due to H. pylori infection may result in decreased numbers of ghrelin producing cells and lower plasma ghrelin levels [7,9]. In contrast, there was not significant difference in plasma ghrelin levels between H. pylori infected patients and H. Pylori uninfected patients in our study; 32,56±21,97 and 34,04±20,59 respectively (p:0,75), similar with another Turkish study [8]. In conclusion, according to our results, there is not a relation between plasma ghrelin levels and H. pylori infection. These conflicting results may be related to different H. pylori strains, as in Turkey the prevalence of the strains, such as CagA, that cause atrophic gastritis is lower [11]. Moreover; differences in studied populations in terms of race, sample size, nutritional status and habits can also affect results. Decreasing plasma ghrelin levels in H. pylori infected subjects can be compensated by other extra gastric ghrelin producing tissues, convenient to our results. All together, further studies are needed to demonstrate the association between H. pylori infection and plasma ghrelin levels.
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