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Increased gastric IL-1β concentration and iron deficiency parameters in H. pylori infected children.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Queiroz Dulciene Maria Magalhaes, Rocha Andreia Maria Camargos, Melo Fabricio Freire, Rocha Gifone Aguiar, Teixeira Kádima Nayara, Carvalho Simone Diniz, Bittencourt Paulo Fernando Souto, Castro Lucia Porto Fonseca, Crabtree Jean E
Abstract excerpt
Association between H. pylori infection, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia has been described, but the mechanisms involved have not been established. We hypothesized that in H. pylori infected children increased gastric concentrations of IL-1β and/or TNF-α, both potent inhibitors of gastric acid secretion that is essential for iron absorption, are predictors for low blood concentrations of ferritin and...
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