Helicobacter pylori Outer Membrane Protein 18 (Hp1125) Is Involved in Persistent Colonization by Evading Interferon-γ Signaling

Figure 4

Δomp18 H. pylori SS1 infection induces inflammation response in C57BL/6 mice. (a) Histology of antrum from C57BL/6 mice infected with H. pylori SS1 or Δomp18 H. pylori SS1 at weeks 6 and 8. All sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Magnification: 200x, 400x. Areas of lymphocytic inflammation were marked by rectangles. (b) Histopathology scores for gastric tissues from C57BL/6 mice (/group, 6–8 weeks old).

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