Figure 4.
IL-17-specific mRNA and protein in gastric mucosa of non-infected and H. pylori-infected children and adults. IL-17 (a) mRNA and (b) protein in H. pylori-infected children were significantly lower compared to that of infected adults. mRNA expression was determined by real-time PCR and normalized to the housekeeping gene GAPDH. IL-17 pg protein was determined by ELISA and normalized to total mg protein. Data are presented as fold change (+/−SEM) in H. pylori-infected children and infected adults compared to non-infected cohort subjects.