Microbiota in the stomach and application of probiotics to gastroduodenal diseases

Figure 3 Correlation between pH and lipopolysaccharide activity in gastric fluid. The pH values and lipopolysaccharide activity of gastric fluid samples from 136 subjects were examined using a recombinant factor C assay kit. The correlation coefficients of the both parameters by Spearman test (r) is shown on the upper left. LPS: Lipopolysaccharide. Citation: Sano M, Uchida T, Igarashi M, Matsuoka T, Kimura M, Koike J, Fujisawa M, Mizukami H, Monma M, Teramura E, Yoshihara S, Sato H, Morimachi M, Ito A, Ueda T, Shiraishi K, Matsushima M, Suzuki T, Koga Y. Increase in the Lipopolysaccharide Activity and Accumulation of Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Stomach With Low Acidity. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2020; 11: e00190. Copyright ©Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2020. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.