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Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin-associated gene-A antibodies do not predict complications or death in type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20839379     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: There is cross-sectional evidence that CagA antigen produced by Helicobacter pylori is associated with coronary heart disease, stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) and microalbuminuria, but no large-scale longitudinal studies have been conducted in diabetic patients. We aimed to determine whether cytotoxin-associated gene-A (CagA) seropositivity is independently associated with important vascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes.
METHODS: We studied 1179 type 2 patients from a well characterized community-based cohort who had available sera from baseline assessment between 1993 and 1996, and follow-up for incident events to end-June 2007. H. pylori IgG and CagA antibodies at baseline were measured by validated ELISA. Multiple logistic/linear regression analysis and Cox proportional hazards modelling were used to determine independent baseline associates of prevalent and incident complications, respectively, including H. pylori/CagA serostatus.
RESULTS: At baseline, 62.0% of patients were H. pylori seropositive and 37.7% were both H. pylori and CagA seropositive. CagA seropositivity was not independently associated with prevalent coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease (CVD), peripheral arterial disease or AF at baseline (P > 0.41), but there was a significant inverse association with ln(urinary albumin:creatinine) (P = 0.033). There were no independent associations between CagA seropositivity and incident CHD/CVD or progression to microalbuminuria (P > 0.20). During follow-up, 480 patients (40.7%) died, 246 (50.2%) from cardiovascular causes. After adjustment for other variables,CagA seropositivity was weakly protective against cardiovascular death (P = 0.024).
CONCLUSION: CagA seropositivity is not a risk factor for chronic vascular complications of type 2 diabetes. Assay of CagA antibodies does not contribute significantly to clinical management outside gastroenterological indications.
Authors:
Katrin Schimke; Stephen A P Chubb; Wendy A Davis; Timothy M E Davis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Atherosclerosis     Volume:  212     ISSN:  1879-1484     ISO Abbreviation:  Atherosclerosis     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-13     Completed Date:  2010-12-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0242543     Medline TA:  Atherosclerosis     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  321-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
Australia
Bacterial Proteins / immunology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*,  microbiology,  mortality
Cause of Death
Diabetes Complications / etiology*,  microbiology,  mortality
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*,  mortality
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Helicobacter Infections / complications,  microbiology*,  mortality
Helicobacter pylori / immunology*
Humans
Incidence
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Linear Models
Logistic Models
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Bacterial; 0/Antigens, Bacterial; 0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/cagA protein, Helicobacter pylori

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