Abstract

Mohammad Hassan Khadem Ansari1*, Mir-davood Omrani2, Biet Sayyah1and SinaKhadem Ansari3

There are evidences of relationship between chronic infections of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and gastritis in some previous studies. The gastritis caused by H. pylori leads to a change in serum levels of lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoprotein-A1 (Apo-A1), apolipoprotein- B (Apo-B) and lipoprotein- a (Lp(a)) . These changes will lead to thrombogenesis and other cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study is to find out a correlation between lipids profiles and helicobacter gastritis. In this study 20 males and 20 females in age between 30 - 50 years old with gastritis resulting from H. pylori were chosen as patients group. Patients serum levels of Apo- A1, Apo -B and Lp(a) as well as total cholesterol, triglyceride, High density lipoprotein (HDL -C) and Low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) were measured. As control, 26 persons with other types of gastritis (helicobacter negative), without having diseases such as: diabetes, hyperlipidemia, renal failure, liver diseases, with similar age ranges were chosen. Mean levels of total Cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-C, ApoB lipoprotein and Lp (a), as well as total Cholesterol/HDL ratio and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio in patients with gastritis resulted by H pylori were significantly increased compared to control groups. In addition HDL-C and Apo- A1 lipoprotein were decreased significantly. Therefore it was possible to conclude that H. pylori infection can cause lipid metabolism disorders that may act as risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.