Table 2.
Plasma and gastric juice HBD-1 and HBD-2 levels and gastric juice IL-1β and -8 concentrations
| H pylori-positive (n = 49) | H pylori-negative (n = 33) | P | |
| Plasma | |||
| HBD1 -1 levels (ng/mL) | 10.1±0.9 | 9.6±1.8 | NS |
| HBD-2 levels (pg/mL) | 276.2±61.0 | 257.2±56.0 | NS |
| Gastric juice | |||
| HBD-1 levels (pg/mL) | 384.2±101.5 | 357.9±79.6 | NS |
| HBD-2 levels (pg/mL) | 230.3±77.4 | 118.1±87.7 | <0.0005 |
| Interleukin 1β levels (mg/mL) | 53.6±16.9 | 5.3±4.4 | <0.05 |
| Interleukin 8 levels (pg/mL) | 17.9±3.1 | 8.6±1.7 | <0.005 |
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Human β-defensin, NS: not significant.