Helicobacter pylori may be involved in cognitive impairment and dementia development through induction of atrophic gastritis, vitamin B-12 folate deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia sequence

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep;86(3):805-6; author reply 806-7. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/86.3.805.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging
  • Cognition Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology
  • Cognition Disorders / pathology
  • Dementia / epidemiology*
  • Dementia / etiology
  • Dementia / pathology
  • Folic Acid Deficiency / complications
  • Folic Acid Deficiency / epidemiology
  • Folic Acid Deficiency / microbiology
  • Folic Acid Deficiency / pathology
  • Gastritis, Atrophic / complications
  • Gastritis, Atrophic / epidemiology*
  • Gastritis, Atrophic / microbiology
  • Gastritis, Atrophic / pathology
  • Helicobacter Infections / complications
  • Helicobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Helicobacter Infections / pathology
  • Helicobacter pylori*
  • Homocysteine / blood
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • Vitamin B 12 / blood
  • Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / complications
  • Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / epidemiology
  • Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / microbiology
  • Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / pathology

Substances

  • Homocysteine
  • Vitamin B 12