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. 2012 Jun 13;7(6):e38353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038353

Table 1. Expression of carbohydrate antigens a in control, Helicobacter pylori infected and Pteridium aquilinum treated with or without infection mice.

Tn STn T ST SLe a SLex
- + ++ p value b - + ++ p value b - + ++ p value b - + ++ p value b - + ++ p value b - + ++ p value b
Control n = 7 0 7 0 - 7 0 0 - 0 7 0 - 7 0 0 - n = 7 7 0 0 - 0 7 0 -
Pteridium aquilinum n = 8 0 3 5 0,026 8 0 0 n.a. 0 8 0 n.a. 2 6 0 0,007 n = 8 8 0 0 n.a. 0 2 6 0,007
Helicobacter pylori n = 5 0 4 1 0,417 5 0 0 n.a. 0 5 0 n.a. 5 0 0 n.a. n = 7 7 0 0 n.a. 0 4 3 0,192
Pteridium aquilinum + Helicobacter pylori n = 5 0 0 5 0,001 5 0 0 n.a. 0 5 0 n.a. 2 3 0 0,045 n = 7 7 0 0 n.a. 0 0 7 0,001
a

Staining was graded in three categories: (-) negative, (+) positive, and (+ +) strongly positive.

b

Fisher’s exact test (p-value); n.a. – not applicable.