Figure 5. Proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression in gastric mucosa.
Multiple proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines expression levels in the stomach tissue were analyzed. There are no significant differences in protein levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β, RANTES, MCP-1, MIP-1 α and MIP-1 β among the three groups, while IP-10 and MIG levels were significantly elevated in the non-eradicated group when compared to the two groups that received H. pylori eradication therapy. Data expressed as mean ± SEM (pg/mg protein), SEM: standard error of mean. * P<0.05, ** P<0.01, ***P<0.001 vs H. pylori non-eradicated controls. NS: not significantly different.