Table 2 Scores of inflammation and H. pylori colonization in gastric mucosa (mean±s.e.m.)

From: Altered expression of Skp2, c-Myc and p27 proteins but not mRNA after H. pylori eradication in chronic gastritis

 

Before eradication

After eradication

P

Acute inflammation

1.5±0.11

0

0.000

Chronic inflammation

1.7±0.13

1.1±0.11

0.005

H. pylori density

2.2±0.15

0

0.000

  1. Scores were determined using the updated Sydney system of grading gastritis.42 Differences between values before and after eradication were compared by Wilcoxon's signed rank test.