Table 2 Levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-4 and IL-10, in intranasally infected mice with C. jejuni (mean±SD)
Organ | Group | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IL-4 | IL-10 | IL-4 | IL-10 | IL-4 | IL-10 | IL-4 | IL-10 | ||
Spleen | Test | 15277 (±6630) | 314 (±32) * | 22824 (±3489) | 326 (±125) | 40284 (±10363)* | 364 (±38) | 9509 (±3368) | 190 (±129) |
Control | 23230 (±3829) | 239 (±34) | 16706 (±7430) | 354 (±54) | 21164 (±1355) | 433 (±201) | 18770 (±4750) | 130 (±49) | |
Large intestine | Test | 1 (±1) | 2 (±0) | 4 (±3) | 10 (±11) | 31 (±31)* | 103 (±113)* | 5 (±1) | 12 (±3) |
Control | 3 (±1) | 13 (±10) | 6 (±5) | 37 (±6) | 6 (±3) | 13 (±12) | 8 (±2) | 6 (±4) | |
Liver | Test | 4960 (±5721) | 90 (±14) | 15856 (±15787) | 122 (±21) | 13820 (±3241)* | 276 (±45)* | ND | 216 (±14) |
Control | 20819 (±6306) | 148 (±23) | 5033 (±3280) | 147 (±40) | 6380 (±2833) | 138 (±45) | ND | 211 (±68) | |
Small intestine | Test | 15 (±10) | 2 (±0) | 31 (±4)* | 7 (±7) | 19 (±10) | 23 (±15)* | 11 (±3) | 11 (±9) |
Control | 23 (±11) | 2 (±0) | 15 (±9) | 8 (±5) | 23 (±11) | 2 (±1) | 22 (±5) | 6 (±4) | |
Serum | Test | 786 (±194)* | 339 (±70) | 239 (±85) | 152 (±118) | 435 (±70)* | 48 (±31) | 335 (±108) | 113 (±70) |
Control | 323 (±29) | 236 (±118) | 1690 (±123) | 484 (±321) | 284 (±78) | 304 (±157) | 409 (±123) | 323 (±128) | |