Table 3

Effect of vitamin C on the ability of Helicobacter pylori to adhere to gastric AGS cells

Adhesion rate (% control (SD))
Vitamin C30 min120 min
*Results are the average of five experiments.
100 μM102.4 (3.2) 99.8 (6.7)
200 μM 96.1 (6.7)102.8 (4.6)
400 μM 93.1 (15.4)103.5 (8.9)