HP and tuberculosis: Compared with the NC group, serum levels of LPS and zonulin in the M group were significantly increased (P<0.05), after TB intervention, LPS and zonulin levels in the TL and TH groups were significantly decreased compared with those in the M group (P<0.05), and the level of TL group was significantly lower than TH group (P<0.05) (Fig 8C and 8D).