Comparative Immune Response in Children and Adults with H. pylori Infection

Table 1

Comparative immune response and clinical outcome in children and adults infected with H. pylori.

	Children	Adults
Th1	↓	↑
Th17	↓	↑
Treg	↑	↓
TGF-β1	↑	↓
IL-10	↑	↓
Gastric inflammation	↓	↑
Neutrophil infiltration	↓	↑
Peptic ulcer	↓	↑
Virulence factors	Similar	Similar