Table 3.
Relationship between expression of chemokine mRNA and H. pylori infection
| H. pylori Infection | Diseases | No. Studied | C X-C Chemokine (%)
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C-C Chemokine(%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-8 | GRO-a | MIP-1a | MIP-10 | MCAF | RANTES | |||
| Absent | GU & DU | 18 | 3 (16.7)* | 1 (0.6)† | 3 (16.7)‡ | 14 (77.8) | 15 (83.3) | 3 (16.7)§ |
| Present | GU | 29 | 21 (72.4) | 22 (75.9) | 17 (58.6) | 26 (89.7) | 19 (65.5) | 15 (51.7) |
| DU | 69 | 55 (79.7) | 51 (73.9) | 51 (58.6) | 50 (72.5) | 48 (69.6) | 43 (62.3) | |
| Total | 98 | 76 (67.1)* | 73 (74.5)† | 68 (69.6)‡ | 76 (77.6) | 67 (68.4) | 58 (59.2)§ | |
GU, Gastric ulcer; DU, Duodenal ulcer *,†,‡ §, p < 0.002