Figure 3.

Infection with H. diminuta increases colonic expression of immune genes. Male BALB/c mice were infected with 5 H. diminuta and 8 days post-infection (dpi) segments of mid-colon were excised, processed and qPCR performed for interleukin (IL)-4, 10, 22 and 25, mucin-2 (Muc2), trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) and the antimicrobial peptides, β2-defensin (β2Def), regenerating islet-derived protein 3 (RegIII) β and γ (data are mean ± SEM; n = 6 mice from 1 experiment; *, p < .05 compared to uninfected control mice).