Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Journal of Isfahan Medical School 1027-7595 31 239 2013 07 23 Helicobacter Pylori and Serum Magnesium in Maintenance of Hemodialysis Patients Helicobacter Pylori and Serum Magnesium in Maintenance of Hemodialysis Patients 808 810 14087 FA Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei Professor, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran 0000-0003-1673-5741 Shamin Ghobadi General Practitioner, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran Hamid Nasri Professor, Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0003-1673-5741 Journal Article 2013 06 05 Dear Editor-in-Chief,Gastric complications are common in hemodialysis patients, and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is found to have an important role in gastrointestinal diseases in these patients. On the other hand, magnesium is mainly excreted by kidney and magnesium metabolism is perturbed in chronic kidney disease. However, no significant correlation of serum anti-H. pylori specific antibody titer with serum magnesium level has been observed. The elevated serum magnesium in hemodialysis and its higher concentration in the gastric mucosa may promote the gastric colonization of H. pylori in hemodialysis patients, but not in patients with various stages of kidney insufficiency. More studies are needed to prove the association of serum magnesium level and the infection of H. pylori in hemodialysis and finding the clinical relevance of these results Dear Editor-in-Chief,Gastric complications are common in hemodialysis patients, and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is found to have an important role in gastrointestinal diseases in these patients. On the other hand, magnesium is mainly excreted by kidney and magnesium metabolism is perturbed in chronic kidney disease. However, no significant correlation of serum anti-H. pylori specific antibody titer with serum magnesium level has been observed. The elevated serum magnesium in hemodialysis and its higher concentration in the gastric mucosa may promote the gastric colonization of H. pylori in hemodialysis patients, but not in patients with various stages of kidney insufficiency. More studies are needed to prove the association of serum magnesium level and the infection of H. pylori in hemodialysis and finding the clinical relevance of these results https://jims.mui.ac.ir/article_14087_49c3816dd86defa0b8f4f6fa7ff8ef5e.pdf