Figure 1.

CD1d expression dramatically decreases in liver of S. japonicum‐infected mice. (A and B) CD1d mRNA and protein expression levels in liver samples of normal or S. japonicum‐infected mice (1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 13 weeks post‐infection) were analysed by RT‐PCR (A) and Western blot (B), respectively. The graphs (B) show the quantification of the Western blot. Data are means ±SD of 4 mice and representative of three independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001; ns, not significant.