Table 4 A low gastric IFN-γ (score ≤ 1) expression on the epithelium coexisting with high sialyl-Lex (score ≥ 7) and IL-10 (on both matrix and lymphocytes) was correlated to persistent bacterial colonization in the early acquisition age of mice.
Cytokine expression (%) | Colonization of young mice | OR (95% CI) | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Persistent (n = 4) | Lost (n = 5) | |||
Low IFN-γ | 100 | 20 | 0.2 (0.1–1.2) | 0.048 |
High IL-10 | 100 | 0 | - | 0.008 |
Low IFN-γ and high sialyl-Lex | 100 | 0 | - | 0.008 |
Low IFN-γ and high IL-10 | 100 | 0 | - | 0.008 |