L-forms of H. pylori

Table 3 Detection of IL-2, IL-6, IL-8 in patients with peptic ulcers

Group	n	IL-2 (mg/L)	IL-6 (ng/L)	IL-8 (ng/L)
Hp(-)	80	7.24 ± 0.65h	40.82 ± 3.15i	52.35 ± 3.63j
Hp(+)	148	2.66 ± 0.47h	108.62 ± 5.85i	115.79 ± 7.18j
Hp(+)&Hp-L(-)	32	4.49 ± 0.57k	69.35 ± 6.51l	87.33 ± 8.45m
Hp(+)&Hp-L(+)	116	2.16 ± 0.38k	119.45 ± 5.44l	123.64 ± 6.24m
Total	228	4.27 ± 0.52	84.83 ± 4.73	93.53 ± 5.68

^hP < 0.001, t = 61.14;

ⁱP < 0.001, t = 96.32;

^jP < 0.001, t = 74.03;

^kP < 0.001, t = 27.30;

^lP < 0.001, t = 43.95;

^mP < 0.001, t = 26.86.