Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of acomplex mixture of Lactobacillus paracasei HP7 including the extract of Perilla frutescens var. acuta and Glycyrrhiza glabra

Table 2 Reactivity in the CLO test of gastric mucosa from mice infected with H. pylori followed by treatment with L. HP7 and herbal extracts

Group	Treatment	n	Positive %^a	Therapeutic %
NC	Normal control	10	0%, CI^b0–27.6	100%,CI72.2–100
C	H. pylori	10	100%, CI 72.2–100	0%, CI 0–27.6
D	H. pylori + DGL	10	30%, CI 10.8–60.3	70%, CI 39.7–89.2
COM1	H. pylori + PPE5 + GGE1.2	10	50%, CI 23.7–76.3	50%, CI 23.7–76.3
COM2	H. pylori + PPE10 + GGE1.2	10	30%, CI 10.8–60.3	70%, CI 39.7–89.2
COM3	H. pylori + HP7+ PPE10+ GGE1.2	10	10%, CI 1.8–40.4	90%, CI 60.0–98.2

DGL Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice, HP7 L. paracasei HP7, PPE P. frutescens var. acuta extract, GGE Glycyrrhiza glabra extract
^aA positive percentage reflects H. pylori colonization, which was observed as medium color change from yellow to red
^bIncidence (95% confidential interval [CI]) was calculated using MiniTab statistical software

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