Iron Homeostasis in Tissues Is Affected during Persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection in Mice

Figure 3

Relative gene expression of the Fe markers ferroportin (Fpn1), hepcidin (Hamp1), and transferrin receptor (TfR) in the liver of control mice (black bars) and C. pneumoniae infected mice (grey bars) on days 4 (), 20 (), and 40 () of the infection. Columns represent mean values with whiskers extending to the standard deviation. Asterisks denote a significant difference () between infected and control mice.