Membrane-bound mucins and mucin terminal glycans expression in idiopathic or Helicobacter pylori, NSAID associated peptic ulcers

Table 1 MUC1, MUC4 and MUC17 mucin and lectin expression scores

Patient group	MUC1		MUC4		MUC17		SNA		ECA
	Surface foveola cell	Gland cell	Surface foveola cell	Gland cell	Surface foveola cell	Gland cell	Surface foveola cell	Gland cell	Surface foveola cell	Gland cell
H. pylori+/NSAID-	2.93 ± 5.13	2.57 ± 4.50	2.79 ± 4.22	5.50 ± 3.14	11.05 ± 3.65	10.29 ± 4.67	2.00 ± 2.63	2.69 ± 4.01	13.27 ± 3.08	5.62 ± 4.37
	n = 28	n = 28	n = 14	n = 14	n = 21	n = 21	n = 16	n = 16	n = 26	n = 26
H. pylori-/NSAID+	0.00a± 0	0.00 ± 0	3.38 ± 3.07	3.54 ± 3.82	9.23 ± 3.64	9.57 ± 4.73	5.06 ± 5.52	3.44 ± 4.70	14.07 ± 2.01	4.47 ± 4.32
	n= 14	n = 14	n = 13	n = 13	n = 20	n = 20	n = 18	n = 18	n = 15	n = 15
H. pylori+/NSAID+	11.00 ± 3.78	7.33 ± 4.13	3.75 ± 2.93	6.44 ± 5.17	5.93 ± 2.99	8.80 ± 3.76	4.18 ± 5.57	6.94 ± 5.30	13.78 ± 2.73	4.61 ± 4.64
	n = 18	n = 18	n = 16	n = 16	n =19	n = 19	n = 17	n = 17	n = 18	n = 18
H. pylori-/NSAID-	9.89 ± 4.17	7.63 ± 4.60	4.59 ± 3.77	4.00 ± 4.12	6.93 ± 4.00	8.00 ± 3.48	6.17 ± 4.69	3.94 ± 5.45	13.06 ± 4.06	8.00 ± 5.15
	n = 19	n = 19	n = 17	n = 17	n =22	n = 22	n = 18	n = 18	n = 18	n = 18

^aP = 0.04, P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001 between Group 2 to Group 1, 3, and 4, respectively. ECA: Erythrina cristagalli agglutinin; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SNA: Sambucus nigra agglutinin.