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Table 3 The cytokine expressions on the 8th week of young and adult mice with persistent and lost H. pylori colonization and naïve control mice.

From: Persistent H. pylori colonization in early acquisition age of mice related with higher gastric sialylated Lewis x, IL-10, but lower interferon-γ expressions

  

Young mice

Adult mice

Variables (%)

Persistent colonization

(n = 5)

Lost colonization

(n = 4)

Control

(n = 10)

P value

Persistent colonization

(n = 10)

Control

(n = 10)

P value

IL-6*

Matrix

100

80

50

NS

80

30

NS

 

Lymphocyte

25

60

50

NS

70

70

NS

 

Fibrocyte

100

80

70

NS

50

100

0.03

 

Neutrophil

0

20

50

NS

20

70

NS

TNF-α *

Matrix

100

100

20

NS

100

60

NS

 

Lymphocyte

100

80

60

NS

90

90

NS

 

Fibrocyte

100

100

70

NS

100

80

NS

 

Neutrophil

25

20

60

NS

10

40

NS

IL-1β

Epithelium ≥ 2

100

80

70

NS

100

80

NS

 

Matrix

75

40

30

NS

100

80

NS

 

Lymphocyte

50

60

0

NS

50

60

NS

 

Fibrocyte

100

60

20

NS

100

100

NS

 

Neutrophil

0

0

20

NS

0

10

NS

IFN-γ

Epithelium ≥ 2

0

80

20

0.048

30

0

NS

 

Matrix

75

100

40

NS

80

40

NS

 

Lymphocyte

75

60

40

NS

30

50

NS

 

Fibrocyte

75

100

50

NS

30

100

0.003

 

Neutrophil

0

0

40

NS

20

0

NS

IL-10*

Matrix

100

20

70

0.048

80

40

NS

 

Lymphocyte

100

20

70

0.048

40

50

NS

 

Fibrocyte

100

60

70

NS

20

100

NS

 

Neutrophil

50

0

10

NS

0

10

NS

  1. : the significance was compared between young mice with persistent and lost colonization. *indicated on this parameter, the epithelium is rather weak for such cytokine on immunohistochemistry staining.