Figure 5.

Increased expression of Il4 in adipose tissue (AT), liver and gut of mice fed on different diets and infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis compared to uninfected mice. C57BL/6 mice were fed normal control (NC), high fat (HF), or high glycemic index (HGI) diet and infected once monthly with 500 N. brasiliensis infective larvae from 6 weeks of age [prophylactic, panel (A)] or 24 weeks of age [therapeutic, panel (B)]. Statistical significance was determined with Student’s t test. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM and are representative of two experiments where n = 5/group. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.