Helicobacter Pylori
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2005; 11(31): 4782-4787
Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4782
Table 2 Plasma and gastric juice HBD-1 and HBD-2 levels and gastric juice IL-1β and -8 concentrations
H pylori-positive (n = 49)H pylori-negative (n = 33)P
Plasma
HBD1 -1 levels (ng/mL)10.1±0.99.6±1.8NS
HBD-2 levels (pg/mL)276.2±61.0257.2±56.0NS
Gastric juice
HBD-1 levels (pg/mL)384.2±101.5357.9±79.6NS
HBD-2 levels (pg/mL)230.3±77.4118.1±87.7<0.0005
Interleukin 1β levels (mg/mL)53.6±16.95.3±4.4<0.05
Interleukin 8 levels (pg/mL)17.9±3.18.6±1.7<0.005