Table 5.

Cytokine concentrations in gastric mucosa of children examined depending on the inflammation activity according to Sydney System[25]

Cytokines (pg/mg protein)	Fa		Hp				Fa+Hp
	Antrum	Corpus	Antrum		Corpus		Antrum		Corpus
	Mild+moderate	Mild+moderate	Mild+moderate	Severe	Mild+moderate	Severe	Mild+moderate	Severe	Mild	Moderate+severe
IL-2	17.7	17.9	204.3b	72.5	69	187.6b	70.1	110.9	119.3	74.3
IFN-γ	54.9	46.6	20.4	18.4	21.8b	14.6b	25.6	25.4	22.4	33.4
IL-4	15.4	6.7b	81.1b	6.7b	30	47.8	52	29.8	39.9	39.9
IL-5	24.5	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
IL-8	37.5	37.5	83.5	90.2	86.9	89.6	69.8	115.5	83.2	131.6
IL-10	30.4	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
TNF-α	20.6	4.8	76	33.3	37.4	57.9	24.6	54.6	60.4	24.9

^bP<0.01 vs cytokine concentrations statistically significantly different from controls. Fa, food allergy; Hp, H pylori; C, control group.