FIG 7.
Serum IL-17A levels in BALB/c mice injected with EBV DNA and a TLR7 inhibitor. BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally injected with sterile distilled water, EBV DNA (144 × 103 copies), EBV DNA plus 57.5 μg of the TLR7 inhibitor (IRS661), the TLR7 inhibitor alone, or Staphylococcus epidermidis DNA (27.2 pg). Sera were collected on days 3, 6, and 9 postinjection, and IL-17A levels were assessed by an ELISA. *, P < 0.05 compared to the EBV DNA-injected group on the respective day of injection.