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 |
Staining was graded in three categories: (-) negative, (+) positive, and (+ +) strongly positive.
Fisher’s exact test (p-value); n.a. – not applicable.