Defining cooperative roles for colonic microbiota and Muc2 mucin in mediating innate host defense against Entamoeba histolytica
Fig 2
Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) infection in antibiotic treated mice exacerbates pro-inflammatory responses in Muc2+/+ and Muc2-/- littermates.
(A-C) Muc2+/+ and Muc2-/- littermates pro-inflammatory cytokines mRNA expression in colonic tissue were measured by qPCR and compared with their corresponding untreated control (line). (D-F) Colonic luminal pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines (G-I) protein levels were measured using a mouse cytokine/chemokine array. n = 6. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.