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

Figure 5

IL-17-related gene expression in IL-10 PCP mice and IL-17 PCP mice. Genes in the IL-17 signaling pathway from the lungs of WT PCP mice and IL-10 PCP mice were examined by RT-PCR (a), and the expression of genes were shown in the heat map (b). IL-10 and genes in the IL-17 signaling pathway from the lungs of WT PCP mice and IL-17 PCP mice were examined by RT-PCR (c), and the expression of genes was demonstrated in the heat map (d). Comparisons were evaluated by Student’s -test for two-group comparisons. WT: wild type; PCP: Pneumocystis pneumonia.