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Enko, D; Wagner, H; Kriegshäuser, G; Wögerer, J; Halwachs-Baumann, G; Schnedl, WJ; Zelzer, S; Fauler, G; Mangge, H; Markus, H; Meinitzer, A.
Iron status determination in individuals with Helicobacter pylori infection: conventional vs. new laboratory biomarkers.
Clin Chem Lab Med. 2019; 57(7): 982-989.
Doi: 10.1515/cclm-2018-1182
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- Enko Dietmar
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- Baumann Gabriele
- Fauler Günter
- Kriegshäuser Gernot
- Mangge Harald
- Meinitzer Andreas
- Schnedl Wolfgang
- Zelzer Sieglinde
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- Background Helicobacter pylori has been associated with iron deficiency (ID). This study is aimed at investigating ID with conventional (ferritin, transferrin saturation [TSAT]) and new biomarkers (soluble transferrin receptor [sTfR], sTfR/log ferritin, reticulocyte hemoglobin content [CHr], hepcidin-25) in patients sub-grouped by the presence or absence of H. pylori infection. Methods In total, 200 consecutive outpatients, who were referred for the H. pylori 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT), underwent blood testing for ID. Additionally, Thomas-plot (TP)-analyses (sTfR/log ferritin, CHr) were calculated. Results Fifty-three and 147 individuals were found with and without H. pylori infection, respectively. Patients with H. pylori infection showed a higher sTfR concentration (p<0.02) and a higher sTfR/log ferritin ratio (p<0.05). Based on a ferritin <30 μg/L and/or a TSAT <20%, 25/53 (47.2%) patients with H. pylori infection and 63/147 (42.9%) without H. pylori infection showed ID. Based on TP-analyses, 10/53 (18.9%) patients with and 17/147 (11.6%) without H. pylori infection were identified with ID. Completed eradication therapy tended to be associated with functional ID. Conclusions Helicobacter pylori infection was associated with significantly higher plasma sTfR concentrations and sTfR/log ferritin ratios. Patients with H. pylori eradication therapy were more often detected with functional ID compared to patients without eradication therapy, when using the new biomarkers.
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