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. 2020 Jun 4;10:9146. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66156-w

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Quantification of inflammatory mediators after infection with Blastocystis.(a,b) Quantification of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) (a) and Lipocalin-2 (b) in colonic tissues of control (n = 5) and infected rats (n = 11) at D31. Values were expressed as pg/mg protein. (c) Colonic expression of GATA-3 in control (n = 6) and infected rats (n = 11) at D31. (d) FITC-Dextran 4 kDa concentration in serum of control (n = 6) and infected (n = 11) rats at D21. Colonic expression of ZO-1 (e) and occludin (f) in control (n = 6) and infected rats (n = 11) at D31. (g) Serine protease activity (U/mg feces) in supernatants from feces of control (n = 6) and infected rats (n = 12) at D31. (h) Correlation between serine protease activity and AUC of colonic response. Statistical analysis: Values were expressed as relative expression compared to GAPDH expression. Statistical analysis: a and b, Mann-Whitney test: c, d, e, f, g and h t-test; Spearman-test; *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; three independent experiments were performed.