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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2015; 21(25): 7709-7717
Published online Jul 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7709
Published online Jul 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7709
Geographic differences in low-dose aspirin-associated gastroduodenal mucosal injury
Katsunori Iijima, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Author contributions: Iijima K drafted and edited this review; Shimosegawa T edited and approved the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declear no conflicts of interest.
Correspondence to: Katsunori Iijima, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. kiijima@med.tohoku.ac.jp
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Received: April 7, 2015
Peer-review started: April 8, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 14, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Article in press: June 10, 2015
Published online: July 7, 2015
Processing time: 91 Days and 14.9 Hours
Peer-review started: April 8, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 14, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Article in press: June 10, 2015
Published online: July 7, 2015
Processing time: 91 Days and 14.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: There have been conflicting results about the potential interaction between these low-dose aspirin (LDA) use and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection on the gastroduodenal ulcers and the geographic areas involved. H. pylori infection could have a synergistic or antagonistic interaction with LDA use in adverse gastroduodenal events depending on gastric acid secretion. Large geographic differences in the net effect of H. pylori infection on gastric acid secretion could be at least partly responsible for the geographically distinct interaction between LDA use and H. pylori infection on adverse gastroduodenal lesions.