Ulasoglu C, Isbilen B, Doganay L, Ozen F, Kiziltas S, Tuncer I. Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on serum ghrelin and obestatin levels. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(15): 2388-2394 [PMID: 23613634 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i15.2388]
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Dr. Celal Ulasoglu, Department of Gastroenterology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey. ulasoglu@gmail.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Brief Article
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Celal Ulasoglu, Levent Doganay, Safak Kiziltas, Ilyas Tuncer, Department of Gastroenterology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
Banu Isbilen, Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
Filiz Ozen, Medical Genetics, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
Author contributions: Ulasoglu C designed the study, collected the materials and contributed to writing the manuscript; Kiziltas S and Tuncer I evaluated the data and contributed to writing the manuscript; Isbilen B and Ozen F performed laboratory procedures; Doganay L edited the manuscript and performed the statistical analysis.
Correspondence to: Dr. Celal Ulasoglu, Department of Gastroenterology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey. ulasoglu@gmail.com
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Received: February 22, 2013 Revised: April 8, 2013 Accepted: April 9, 2013 Published online: April 21, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Ghrelin and obestatin are peptides that have opposing roles in the regulation of appetite and satiety. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a common cause of gastric inflammation, may have important effects on these peptides and in turn be a potential target of anti-obesity strategies. While the interplay between H. pylori and these peptides are well studied, this study included two novel approaches. First, we collected serum samples at two separate time points for both the experimental and control groups, eliminating potential seasonal problems. Second, we focused on not only to H. pylori positive patients that responded to therapy, but also those who did not. This helped to distinguish the effects of antibiotherapy on ghrelin and obestatin regardless of the effectiveness of H. pylori treatment.
