a-b, Total investigation time (a) and
total distance traveled (b) during the sociability test.
c, Litter size upon weaning
(n=59/125 (Tac;PBS/poly(I:C));
n=51/50 (Jax;PBS/poly(I:C));
n=55/81 (Co-housed Jax;PBS/poly(I:C));
n=55/89 (SFB-gavaged Jax;PBS/poly(I:C)).
d, Weight of male offspring from the groups described in
(c) (n=32/50 (Tac;PBS/poly(I:C));
n=29/27 (Jax;PBS/poly(I:C));
n=29/29 (Co-housed Jax;PBS/poly(I:C));
n=33/30 (SFB-gavaged Jax;PBS/poly(I:C)). Data
in a, b, and d are from 7-8
independent experiments. e-f, Quantification of
SATB2+ cells (e) in the cortex divided
into ten equal bins representing different depth and of patch size
(f) in the S1 (n=4 (Tac;PBS);
n=3/3/4/3 (Tac/Jax/Co-housed Jax/SFB-gavaged
Jax;poly(I:C)). g, Maternal plasma concentrations of
TNF-α and IFN-β at 3 hrs after PBS/poly(I:C) injection into
Tac/Jax dams at E12.5; n=4/group.
*p<0.05,
**p<0.01,
***p<0.001 as
calculated by two-way (e) and one-way ANOVA
(a-d,g,f) with Tukey post-hoc tests and Student’s
t-test (g). N.D., not determined. Graphs indicate mean
+/− s.e.m.