Table 1. Histopathological lesions scores o of gastric mucosa from mice infected with Helicobacter pylori followed by treatment with Lactobacilllus paracasei HP7 and herbal extracts

Group Treatment n Histopathological lesions scores
NC Normal control 10 0 ± 0
C H. pylori 10 5.8 ± 0.79
DGL H. pylori+GGAE 10 2.0 ± 0.67**
COM1 H. pylori+PFE5+GGE1.2 10 3.2 ± 0.79*
COM2 H. pylori+PFE10+GGE1.2 10 3.9 ± 0.74*
COM3 H. pylori+HP7+PFE10+GGE1.2 10 1.9 ± 0.99**
Significantly different from the control group C (p<0.05).
Significantly different from the control group C (p<0.01).
HP7, Lactobacilllus paracasei HP7; DGL, deglycyrrhizinated licorice, GGAE, Glycyrrhiza glabra acetone extract; PFE, Perilla frutescens extract; GGE, Glycyrrhiza glabra extract.