Fig. 2From: Pepsin is a positive regulator of Ac-cathB-2 involved in the rat gut penetration of Angiostrongylus cantonensis Differential expression of Ac-cathB-2 gene in L3 in response to host stimulation. The expression of Ac-cathB-2 gene in response to homogenates from oesophagus (oe), stomach (st), small intestine (si) and large intestine (li) detected by qRT-PCR at 2 h and 4 h. The expression of Ac-cathB-2 gene in L3 without any induction is used as control. The data are presented as relative quantities and the average amount of Ac-cathB-2 gene expression in the control was taken as 1. Asterisk indicates P < 0.05Back to article page