Interaction of Cyclooxygenase-2 with Helicobacter pylori Induces Gastric Chronic Nonresolving Inflammation and the Formation of Syndrome of Internal Block of Static Blood in Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastric Diseases

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Characteristics of subjects. (a) Histopathological groups. Distribution of gender and age: . Hp% (): NOR versus other histopathological groups; SD versus GC. (b) TCM syndromes groups. Distribution of gender and age: . Hp% (): NON versus other TCM groups. Annotation: ages are presented as means ± standard deviation. Hp% = H. pylori positive rate. NOR = the relative normal group; INF = inflammation group; ATR = atrophy group; PL = precancerous lesion group; SD = severe dysplasia group; GC = gastric carcinoma group. NON = nonsyndrome; SSDH = syndrome of spleen-stomach dampness-heat; LQIS = syndrome of liver qi invading the stomach; IBSB = syndrome of internal block of static blood; SQD = syndrome of spleen qi deficiency.

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