Fig. 3

E. granulosus (s.s.) infection skewed the PM subsets and induced an alternatively activated phenotype in PMs. a Representative FACS plots of LPMs and SPMs. b Percentages of CD11b^highF4/80^high LPMs and CD11b^intF4/80^int SPMs in the peritoneal exudates from infected mice and control mice. c Percentages of iNOS⁺ macrophages (CAMs) and CD206⁺ macrophages (AAMs) in LPMs and SPMs and the expression patterns of cell surface markers (CD80, CD86, and MHCII) in LPMs and SPMs after E. granulosus (s.s.) infection. The sizes of LPMs and SPMs were determined using the FSC-A parameter. The data are depicted as the mean fluorescence intensities (MFIs) for each surface marker and are shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 5). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. Abbreviation: E. g., E. granulosus (s.s.)