Figure 2.
Antibiotic treatment decreased IL-17-producing cells in the spleen and kidney and increased IL-10 in the circulation. (A) Serum level of IL-6 at 16 weeks of age (n ≥ 7 per group). (B) Intracellular staining of IL-17 and the percentage of IL-17-producing cells in the spleen at 16 weeks of age (n = 4 per group). (C) FACS analysis of CD4+RORγ+ Th17 cells and CD4−RORγ+ ILC3 cells in the spleen at 16 weeks of age (n = 4 per group). (D,E) FACS analysis of DN-T cells (D) and Th17 cells (E) in the kidney at 16 weeks of age (n = 4 per group). (F) Protein level of IL-17 in the spleen at 16 weeks of age (n ≥ 7 per group). (G) Serum level of IL-10 in the mouse serum at 16 weeks of age (n ≥ 7 per group). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.