IL-4 Deficiency Decreases Mortality but Increases Severity of Arthritis in Experimental Group B
Streptococcus Infection
Figure 3
Bacterial growth in blood, kidneys and joints. IL-4-deficient and wt mice were infected with 1 1076 GBS/mouse, and blood and organs were removed and processed as detailed in materials and methods (see Section 2). The values represent the mean SD of three separate experiments each consisting of 20 mice per experimental group. Three mice per group were sacrificed at each time point. Results are expressed as number of CFU per ml of blood, per whole organ, or per ml of joint homogenate. Statistical differences between the experimental groups were marked with asterisk .
