Table 1. T lymphocytes, gastrin, and SOM levels during H. felis infection and IL-4 treatments.

Treatment	CD3+ cells/stomach (106)	CD4+ cells/100 epithelial cells	Plasma gastrin, pmol/liter	Tissue SOM, pmol/g
SOM+/+				Fundus	Antrum
PBS	0.70±0.13	ND	14±2	1,278±38	2,719±108
H. felis	3.56±1.17*	192±32*	30±2*	<2*	1,696±101*
IL-4 + H. felis	0.86±0.16†	5±3†	12±3	1,127±71	7,096±175*†
SOM-/-
PBS	0.79±0.16	ND	63±10	<2	<2
H. felis	3.44±0.40*	200±37*	94±33	<2	<2
IL-4 + H. felis	4.59±1.42*	199±26*	98±38	<2	<2

ND, not determined.

^*P < 0.05 vs. PBS control

^†P < 0.05 vs. H. felis-infected mice