TABLE 2.

Fundic gland atrophy in H. pylori-infected d3-Tx mice with or without secondary follicles

Time (mo) after H. pylori infection	Atrophy scorea(n)		P value
	Follicle-positive mice	Follicle-negative mice
2	0.50 ± 0.29 (4)	0 (1)
4	0.43 ± 0.30 (7)	1.20 ± 0.58 (5)	0.0277
6	0.43 ± 0.20 (7)	1.0 ± 0.70 (4)	0.0219
12	0.40 ± 0.24 (5)	0.40 ± 0.40 (5)	NSb
Controlc		2.47 ± 0.21 (18)

^aSemiquantitative scoring of the levels of fundic gland atrophy in d3-Tx mice infected with H. pylori was carried out according to the histopathological criteria described in Materials and Methods and expressed as 0 to 3. Data are means and standard errors. 

^bNS, not significant. 

^cUninfected d3-Tx mice.