Figure 3.

Colonic inflammation was attenuated in mice with alveolar echinococcosis (AE) regarding dextran sodium sulphate (DSS‐induced colitis. Inflammatory/inhibitory cytokine gene expression levels in the colon of mice (measured by quantitative RT‐PCR). AU, arbitrary units. β‐Actin was used as housekeeping gene. Data represent mean ± SD of three independent experiments of a total of 15–18 mice in each group (five or six mice per group in each independent experiment). Comparison between groups was performed using a one‐way analysis of variance with Bonferroni's multiple comparison post‐test for statistical analysis. *P < 0·004.