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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2015; 21(12): 3636-3643
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3636
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3636
Table 3 Comparison of neopterin, tryptophan, kynurenine, nitrite, biopterin levels (mean ± SE) in Helicobacter pylori seropositive controls and Helicobacter pylori seropositive colorectal cancer patients
H. pylori seropositivecontrol group(n = 71) | H. pylori seropositivecolorectal cancer group (n = 78) | P value | |
Serum neopterin (nmol/L) | 7.44 ± 0.61 | 21.8 ± 3.05 | 0.0001a |
Tryptophan (nmol/L) | 20.71 ± 0.81 | 14.97 ± 0.79 | 0.0001a |
Kynurenine (nmol/L) | 0.89 ± 0.13 | 1.28 ± 0.11 | 0.0001a |
Kynurenine/tryptophan (μmol/mmol) | 47.31 ± 5.93 | 109.65 ± 11.50 | 0.0001a |
Nitrite (μmol/L) | 26.04 ± 2.39 | 20.41 ± 1.48 | 0.017a |
Urinary biopterin/creatinine (μmol/mol) | 124.65 ± 9.84 | 120.69 ± 9.98 | 0.607 |
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Citation: Engin AB, Karahalil B, Karakaya AE, Engin A.
Helicobacter pylori and serum kynurenine-tryptophan ratio in patients with colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(12): 3636-3643 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i12/3636.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3636