Changes in the gut microbiota composition and the plasma ghrelin level in patients with <i>Helicobacter pylori-</i>infected patients with eradication therapy

Abstract

Changes in the gut microbiota, such as the B:F ratio after treatment with antimicrobials, might cause a change in the plasma ghrelin level, as the direct and earliest target of antimicrobials would be the microbiota rather than the hormone-secreting system.