Effect of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on TLR2 and TLR4 Expression in Patients with Gastric Lesions

Table 2

Comparison of TLR2 and TLR4 mRNA relative expression levels before and after H. pylori eradication therapy.

	Before treatment	After treatment
TLR2
Completed treatment	37	37
RQ median	1.31	1.55
Range	0.37–23.05	0.34–43.12
value	0.291
Eradicated	23	23
RQ median	1.32	1.47
Range	0.37–12.63	0.34–43.12
value	0.533
Noneradicated	14	14
RQ median	1.23	1.83
Range	0.66–23.05	0.37–6.36
value	0.357
TLR4
Completed treatment	37	37
RQ median	1.45	1.64
Range	0.50–11.09	0.56–28.07
value	0.084
Eradicated	23	23
RQ median	1.26	1.53
Range	0.50–7.17	0.64–28.07
value	0.094
Noneradicated	14	14
RQ median	1.88	1.99
Range	0.54–11.09	0.56–9.75
value	0.626

: number of individuals; : probability; RQ: relative quantification; statistical analysis by Wilcoxon signed rank test.