Helicobacter pylori L-form and patients with chronic gastritis

Table 4 Detection of serum IL-2, IL-6 and IL-8 in patients with chronic gastritis in relation to infection with Helicobacter pylori and its L-forms

Group	n	IL-2 (mg/L)	IL-6 (ng/L)	IL-8 (ng/L)
Hp (-)	202	6.14 ± 0.65b	36.82 ± 3.15d	48.35 ± 3.63f
Hp (+)	226	1.56 ± 0.47b	103.62 ± 5.85d	109.79 ± 7.18f
Hp-L (-)	17	3.39 ± 0.57h	63.35 ± 6.51j	82.33 ± 8.45l
Hp-L (+)	209	1.16 ± 0.38h	116.45 ± 5.44j	118.64 ± 6.24l
Total	428	3.27 ± 0.52	81.83 ± 4.73	87.53 ± 5.68

^bP < 0.001, t = 83.06;

^dP < 0.001, t = 145.3;

^fP < 0.001, t = 110.3;

^hP < 0.001, t = 21.08;

^jP < 0.001, t = 38.45;

^lP < 0.001, t = 22.61. Hp: Helicobacter pylori.