Fig. 6
From: Virulence factors and mechanisms of paediatric pneumonia caused by Enterococcus faecalis
Relative mRNA expression of inflammatory factors (IL-6 and IL-17) in the lungs of mice. **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001. As can be seen from Figure 6, IL-6 and IL-17 genes were significantly expressed in the lungs of mice in the LE-LTA group and were obviously higher than those in the untreated group NC), indicating that these two inflammatory factors were produced in large amounts in the lungs of mice in the LE-LTA group, further contributing to the development of pneumonia. Abbreviations: ECP, extracellular product; IL, interleukin; LE, pathological; LTA, lipophosphatidic acid; NC, negative control; NE, normal; SP, surface protein