Research Article

Impact of Albendazole on Cytokine and Chemokine Response Profiles in Echinococcus multilocularis-Inoculated Mice

Table 4

mRNA expression of cytokines and chemokines in each sampling liver tissue.

Group/itemTGF-βIL-23IL-1bTNF-αFoxP3

LesionE.m+CMC
E.m+ABZ

ParalesionE.m+CMC
E.m+ABZ

NormalE.m+CMC
E.m+ABZ

value

NormalE.m+CMC
E.m+ABZ
Control+CMC
Control+ABZ

value>0.05>0.05>0.05>0.05>0.05

ABZ: albendazole; CMC: carboxymethyl cellulose; IL: interleukin; TGF-β: transforming growth factor-β; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; FoxP3: forkhead box P3.