Figure 2. ETBF triggers colon tumorigenesis in Th17null Min-CD4Stat3-/- mice.
a, colon tumors in parental (Stat3+/+) and CD4Stat3-/- (Stat3-/-) Min mice 8 and 12 weeks after ETBF colonization; Mean+/-SEM. b, representative FFPE sections of rolled colons (left panel) from parental (Stat3+/+; lower panel) and CD4Stat3-/- (Stat3-/-; upper panel) Min mice 3 month after ETBF colonization and micrographic characterization of microadenomas (middle and right panels) in CD4Stat3+/+ (lower panel) and CD4Stat3-/- (upper panel) Min mice 4 weeks after ETBF colonization. c, colonic microadenoma numbers 4, 8 and 12 weeks after ETBF colonization median+/-IQR. p values, non-parametric Mann Whitney U t test.