Fig. 3.

The relative expression of CAP-18 transcript in colonic biopsies from healthy, Shigella-infected, and butyrate-treated rabbits was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Each bar represents data from one rabbit. For each rabbit, the first bar represents proximal colon, and the second bar represents distal colon. The last bar represents distal colon from only one rabbit. Under each bar, histological grades of inflammation are expressed as mild, 1; moderate, 2; severe, 3; and normal, 0 histology.