Open AccessAssociation of Helicobacter pylori infection with type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Sarita Bajaj,
Lokendra Rekwal,
Sambuddha Misra,
Vatsala Misra,
Rakesh Kumar Yadav,
Anubha Srivastava
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.139235
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , rapid urease test , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , gastroenterology , serology , helicobacter pylori infection , immunology , antibody , endocrinology
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has been associated with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and subsequent insulin resistance and epidemiologically linked to type 2 diabetes.