Fig 1.

Relative gene expression of (A) IL-17A and (B) CD4 in BALB/c mouse splenic tissues. BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally injected with sterile distilled water, EBV DNA (144x10³ copies) or S. epidermidis DNA (28.3pg). Spleens were collected on days 3, 6 and 9 post-injection and relative gene expression was assessed by reverse transcriptase real-time PCR. Levels were normalized to those on day 3 post-injection with sterile distilled water. * indicates p<0.05 compared to water-injected group on respective day of injection.