A preliminary study of neck-stomach syndrome

Table 1 c-Fos-positive neurons in the cervical dorsal horn in the two different groups (%, mean ± SD)

Groups	Number of c-Fos-positive neurons
	3 mo	5 mo
Control group	1.25 ± 0.25	1.98 ± 0.60
Model group	11.20 ± 2.26	27.68 ± 4.36

Table 2 c-Fos-positive neurons in the antral ganglia between the two different groups (%, mean ± SD)

Groups	Number of c-Fos-positive neurons
	3 mo	5 mo
Control group	2.4 ± 0.6	3.2 ± 0.8
Model group	11.3 ± 2.3	29.3 ± 4.6

Table 3 Cells positive for caspase-3 and IL-1β in the stomach of rats with cervical spondylosis mean ± SD

Groups	Caspase-3-positive cells	IL-1β-positive cells
3-mo group	33.83 ± 3.71	42.06 ± 2.95
5-mo group	36.32 ± 4.01	45.91 ± 3.98

There was no significant difference between the controls, but a significant difference between the control groups and the model groups at 3 mo and 5 mo after the operation (P < 0.01).

Table 4 Cells positive for caspase-3 and IL-1β in the spinal cord of rats with cervical spondylosis mean ± SD

Group	Caspase-3-positive cells	IL-1β-positive cells
3-mo control group	2.01 ± 1.36	1.98 ± 2.01
3-mo model group	13.23 ± 3.21	26.56 ± 2.65
5-mo control group	3.26 ± 3.02	2.31 ± 2.48
5-mo model group	26.32 ± 4.01	32.01 ± 2.98

There was no significant difference between the controls, but a significant difference between the model groups at 3 and 5 mo after the operation (P < 0.05) and also the control groups vs the model groups at 3 mo and 5 mo, respectively (P < 0.05).