Figure 5.

Effects of recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLf) on the inflammatory response in mice infected with H. pylori. (A) Stomach tissues from the mice infected with H. pylori were assessed by H&E staining (left panel). The inflammation classified by the histological score was measured (right panel) (n=48 in each group). (B) The levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) in the stomach tissues were determined by ELISA. Bars labeled A represent the control, bars labeled B represent the rhLF-treated group, bars labeled C represent the group treated with the standard triple therapy regimen, and bars labeled D represent the group treated with the standard triple therapy regimen + rhLF. ^*P<0.05 and ^**P<0.01 vs. the group treated with standard triple therapy regimen alone.