Figure 4.

Capsaicin exposure affects e-cadherin and pAkt expression. E-cadherin, phospho Akt and Akt levels were determined by Western blot in control (CON), H. pylori infected (HP) and capsaicin treated gastric tissue samples (HP + Caps). Densitometric analysis was performed keeping total Akt and α tubulin as the internal control. Data are represented as mean ± SEM. Values as tested by ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. ‘*’, ‘**’, and ‘***’; represent a significant difference between groups at < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001, respectively.