IL-17 Inversely Correlated with IL-10 via the STAT3 Gene in Pneumocystis-Infected Mice

Figure 3

IL-17 and IL-10 were associated with the clearance of Pneumocystis cysts. Comparisons of Pneumocystis lung burden in the lungs from WT PCP mice () and IL-17 mice () (a). Comparisons of Pneumocystis lung burden in the lungs from WT PCP mice () and IL-10 mice () (b). H&E-stained histological features of the lungs in WT mice and IL-17 PCP mice (c). H&E-stained histological features of the lungs in WT mice and IL-10 PCP mice (d). In (a, b), the results are presented as of 5 mice per group in each experiment, performed in triplicate at different time points. , , and . Comparisons were evaluated by Student’s -test for two-group comparisons. Con: control; H&E: hematoxylin-eosin; PCP: Pneumocystis pneumonia.

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