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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Aug;117(8):630–636. doi: 10.1177/000348940811700814

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Reduction of MCM in the middle ear mucosa of mutant mice after bacterial challenge. Mice were challenged with NTHi and Pn6A, respectively, for evaluation of goblet cell numbers and mucin-producing cells in the middle ear mucosa of mice. Rats were used as positive controls. A, goblet cell numbers were significantly reduced in the middle ear mucosa of mutant mice (IL-10KO) compared with those of wildtype mice (IL-10WT). B, mucin-producing cells were significantly reduced in the middle ear mucosa of mutant mice (IL-10KO) compared with those of wildtype mice (IL-10WT).