Jannis Kountouras, Marina Boziki, Evangelos Kazakos, Paschalis Theotokis, Evangelia Kesidou, Maria Nella, Christos Bakirtzis, Eleni Karafoulidou, Elisabeth Vardaka, Maria C Mouratidou, Foteini Kyrailidi, Maria Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Eirini Orovou, Evaggelia Giartza-Taxidou, Georgia Deretzi, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Michael Doulberis
Both Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are highly prevalent worldwide. The emergence of relevant research suggesting a pathogenic linkage between H. pylori infection and MetS-related cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and neurodegenerative disorders, particularly through mechanisms involving brain pericyte deficiency, hyperhomocysteinemia, hyperfibrinogenemia, elevated lipoprotein-a, galectin-3 overexpression, atrial fibrillation, and gut dysbiosis, has raised stimulating questions regarding their pathophysiology and its translational implications for clinicians...
May 2024: Neurochemistry International