FIG. 5.

Down-regulation of EhSTIRP reduces the ability of E. histolytica trophozoites to adhere to CHO cells. E. histolytica trophozoites (control and EhSTIRP dsRNA) were combined with CHO cells at a 1:20 ratio and incubated on ice for 90 min. The amebae were washed twice in 1× phosphate-buffered saline, and parasites with ≥3 CHO cells attached were considered positive for adhesion. The data are shown as a percent of control adhesion (y axis). The averages of five independent experiments with standard errors are shown (*, denotes P of <0.05).