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Figure 2. H. pylori induced IL-6 and leptin expression. (A) The levels of IL-6 expression was quantitated by RT-qPCR and compared between HP (+) and HP (-) GCs; (B) leptin was similarly assayed to determine the effects of H. pylori infection. ***P < 0.001, HP (+) vs. HP (-). H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; GC: gastric cancer; IL: interleukin; RT-qPCR: reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction