Fig. 3.
Effect of jellyfish collagen extracts on mRNA expression in PP lymphocytes. Female BALB/c mice (n = 5) were orally administered 10 mg·kg body weight−1·day−1 of jellyfish collagen extracts or 10 mM NaPB for 7 days. PP lymphocytes were isolated from each mouse on day 7, and total RNA was prepared. Quantitative real-time PCR assay was performed using mRNAs for IgA, IgM, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-4. The results are represented as the means ± SD (n = 5). Asterisks indicate that the data are significantly different from the control data. *p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001