Table 1.
Comparison of baseline intestinal cytokine and chemokine expression in 2-week-old mock control mice. The values are expressed as fold change and range in each strain compared to WT pups. NS-non-significant
Cytokine | TLR 2−/− (=10) | TLR 4−/− (n=10) | TLR 2−/−4−/− (n=10) | MR (n=10) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IL-1α | 0.26 (0.09–0.79) | 0.35 (0.06–2.10) | 0.15 (0.05–0.42) | 0.28 (0.05–1.55) | NS |
IL-2 | 0.48 (0.06–3.96) | 0.78 (0.34–1.8) | 0.15 (0.06–0.37) | 0.30 (0.07–1.30) | NS |
IL-4 | 1.20 (0.14–10.21) | 0.46 (0.19–1.13) | 0.32 (0.11–0.90) | 2.06 (0.40–10.74) | NS |
IL-6 | 1.18 (0.16–8.66) | 1.30 (0.22–7.83) | 0.10 (0.04–0.22) | 2.41 (0.53–10.94) | NS |
IL-10 | 0.68 (0.18–2.60) | 0.31 (0.06–1.49) | 0.14 (0.06–0.35) | 4.41 (1.39–13.95) | NS |
IL-17 | 2.22 (1.09–4.52) | 2.32 (0.73–7.40) | 1.62 (0.97–2.71) | 3.14 (0.88–11.26) | NS |
IL-22 | 3.70 (1.13–12.16) | 1.82 (0.58–5.68) | 1.40 (0.83–2.34) | 3.72 (0.91–15.24) | NS |
IL-23a | 2.46 (0.55–11.04) | 0.80 (0.10–6.36) | 0.18 (0.05–0.66) | 21.35 (4.02–113.39)* | *p<0.05 |
IFN-γ | 1.92 (0.84–4.39) | 1.96 (0.52–7.40) | 1.49 (0.82–2.70) | 15.88 (1.93–130.50)* | *p<0.05 |
TGF-β | 0.65 (0.08–5.43) | 0.29 (0.05–1.75) | 0.32 (0.07–1.51) | 0.41 (0.10–1.72) | NS |
TNF-α | 0.45 (0.27–0.73) | 0.51 (0.11–2.28) | 0.37 (0.15–0.95) | 0.68 (0.22–2.08) | NS |
LIX | 0.45 (0.27–0.73) | 0.46 (0.08–2.63) | 0.27 (0.10–0.73) | 1.99 (0.70–5.65) | NS |
KC | 0.49 (0.08–3.0) | 1.14 (0.30–4.36) | 0.09 (0.02–0.52) | 3.83 (0.93–15.79) | NS |
MIP-2 | 1.46 (0.89–2.39) | 0.33 (0.05–2.14) | 0.14 (0.01–1.28) | 0.45 (0.04–4.63) | NS |
Lungkine | 0.87 (0.31–2.43) | 0.30 (0.11–0.81) | 0.14 (0.05–0.36) | 0.34 (0.06–2.50) | NS |
MPO | 3.53 (2.18–5.69) | 1.10 (0.37–3.32) | 0.63 (0.40–1.01) | 8.94 (3.35–23.85)* | *p<0.05 |