Fig 2. Mast cells are recruited and activated during the course of infection.

BALB/c mice were infected with L. sigmodontis and mice were sacrificed at different times post infection. A: Number of mast cells in the thoracic cavity. B: mMCPT-1 was measured in the blood of infected mice in comparison to noninfected (day 0 p.i.) mice. Each dot represents a value from a single mouse (A: day 0 n = 15, day 8 n = 13, day 30 n = 15, day 60 n = 13, day 90 n = 7 mice; B: day 0 n = 7, day 8 n = 5, day 30 n = 8, day 60 n = 5, day 90 n = 6 mice). Asterisks indicate significant differences of a particular day p.i. compared to noninfected (day 0 p.i.) mice. ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001.