Table I.
Amplitude of spontaneous contractions of intestinal longitudinal smooth muscle from mice treated/infected with vehicle, IL-13, or N. brasiliensisa
Mice | Vehicle | IL-13 Injected | Nb infected |
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Wild type | 4,431 ± 644 | 9,694 ± 1,318* | 10,747 ± 1,453* |
Stat6–/– | 3,623 ± 495 | 3,323 ± 379 | 4,417 ± 582 |
IL-13–/– | 2,693 ± 207 | ND | 2,820 ± 325 |
IL-4–/– | 4,074 ± 904 | ND | 9,539 ± 1,284* |
Values are the mean ± SEM expressed in milli-Newtons per square centimeter; n = 4.
p < 0.01 vs the individual vehicle.