Figure 8.
T cell-mediated proinflammatory immune response is attenuated in Foxp3 Tg mice with anti-GBM GN. Total kidney RNA was analysed by real-time PCR for the expression of molecules involved in the Th1 response including: (A) T-bet, (B) IFN-γ and the Th2 response such as: (C) GATA3 and (D) IL-4 and the Th17 response such as: (E) RORγt and (F) IL-17A. Levels of immune cytokines in plasma were measured by ELISA. (G) Circulating levels of the Th1 cytokine, IFN-γ. (H) Circulating levels of the Th2-cytokine, IL-4. (I) Circulating levels of the Th17 cytokine, IL-17A. (J) Circulating levels of the immunoregulatory cytokine, TGF-β1. Each bar represents mean ± SEM. **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 compared with normal mice; # p < 0.05 and ## p < 0.01 and ### p < 0.001 compared with the WT mice. n = 6–8 mice per group.