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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2007; 13(34): 4610-4614
Published online Sep 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i34.4610
Table 3 Influence of treatment on the secretion of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) by the mucosa of H pylori-positive patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers
ParametersH pylori-positive with gastric ulcer
H pylori-positive with duodenal ulcer
Pre-treatmentPost-treatmentPre-treatmentPost-treatment
sTREM-1 [median (range), pg/g of tissue]
0203.21 (88.91)8.23 (5.79)b86.82 (35.41)3.90 (2.84)d
LPS418.87 (127.56)14.31 (7.11)b144.90 (58.79)6.13 (4.07)d
TNFα [median (range), pg/g of tissue]
012.67 (226.79)9.51 (8.02)a12.47 (133.45)10.31 (20.41)a
LPS31.07 (231.89)20.12 (13.51)a34.05 (150.36)17.88 (23.11)a