Figure 5.
Expression of immune-related genes in the spleens of ducks infected with DTMUV in the absence or presence of either Rapa, 3-MA, or CQ, respectively. (A) The mRNA levels of PRRs, including RIG-I, MDA5, and TLR3. (B) The mRNA levels of IFNs, including IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ. (C) The mRNA levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8. Treatment with saline was used as the control. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations (n = 5). Differences were evaluated with Two-tailed Student's t-test. #p > 0.05, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
