Table 2.
Immune/stress-related gene expression levels in the pharynx and gut of C. robusta.
| Gene | Gene expression level a (mean ± SEM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharynx | Gut | |||
| Control | LPS | Control | LPS | |
| C3-1 | 2.52 ± 1.49 | 4.54 ± 1.22 | 1.22 ± 0.50 | 0.10 ± 0.05 |
| C3ar | 2.29 ± 1.73 | 2.18 ± 0.59 | 1.04 ± 0.21 | 6.55 ± 1.08* |
| Il17-1 | 1.16 ± 0.47 | 1.28 ± 0.38 | 1.08 ± 0.29 | 0.53 ± 0.21 |
| Il17-2 | 1.76 ± 1.16 | 10.02 ± 3.67** | 1.49 ± 0.94 | 1.30 ± 0.19 |
| Il17r | 1.36 ± 0.61 | 1.37 ± 0.49 | 1.09 ± 0.33 | 0.03 ± 0.01* |
| Tnf | 1.19 ± 0.40 | 62.3 ± 5.7** | 1.18 ± 0.51 | 0.08 ± 0.02 |
| Tgfb | 1.06 ± 0.24 | 80.9 ± 9.5** | 2.12 ± 1.37 | 0.52 ± 0.24 |
| Lbp | 1.05 ± 0.23 | 1.90 ± 0.17 | 1.10 ± 0.35 | 0.31 ± 0.09 |
| Tlr-2 | 1.31 ± 0.53 | 11.37 ± 1.41* | 1.08 ± 0.26 | 0.62 ± 0.01 |
| Tlr13 | 1.04 ± 0.20 | 0.45 ± 0.14 | 1.35 ± 0.74 | 0.28 ± 0.04 |
| Cd36 | 1.06 ± 0.24 | 0.59 ± 0.08 | 1.17 ± 0.49 | 0.15 ± 0.05 |
| VCBP-B | 1.11 ± 0.36 | 4129.5 ± 1042.5** | 1.25 ± 0.61 | 0.00 ± 0.00* |
| VCBP-C | 1.09 ± 0.27 | 30.24 ± 6.35* | 1.13 ± 0.40 | 0.63 ± 0.09 |
| SodA | 1.04 ± 0.20 | 0.82 ± 0.59 | 1.43 ± 0.79 | 0.50 ± 0.15 |
| GST | 1.06 ± 0.26 | 0.03 ± 0.00** | 2.43 ± 1.93 | 0.17 ± 0.02 |
| GR | 1.09 ± 0.33 | 3.05 ± 1.38 | 1.26 ± 0.51 | 0.06 ± 0.00* |
relative to Gapdh.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, LPS vs. controls.