Endocrine cells in the oxyntic mucosa of the stomach in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Figure 1 Ghrelin cell densities (A) and ghrelin immunoreactivity intensities (B) in the oxyntic mucosa of the stomach of controls and IBS-total, IBS-D, IBS-M and IBS-C patients. ^aP < 0.05, and ^dP < 0.01 vs controls. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; IBS-total: All patients with irritable bowel syndrome; IBS-D: Patients with diarrhea as the predominant syndrome; IBS-M: Patients with both diarrhea and constipation; IBS-C: Patients with constipation as the predominant syndrome.