Fig. 6

Mesocestoides vogae infection is associated with IL-10 production. Concentrations of cytokines IFN-γ (a), IL-4 (b), TGF-β (c) and IL-10 (d) in the peritoneal exudates of healthy and Mesocestoides vogae-infected mice at day 3, 6, 10, 14, 19, 25, 30 and 35 post-infection were measured by ELISA and expressed in pg/ml. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Statistical significance was analyzed using one-way ANOVA with Dunnett's post-test and significantly different values between healthy and infected mice are indicated as: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. e Relative expression of m-RNA for STAT-1, STAT-3 and STAT-6 in the peritoneal exudate cells of healthy and infected mice was analyzed by real-time PCR. Data are expressed as means ± SD after comparison with uninfected PEC following normalization to β-actin. Statistical significance was analyzed using two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni's multiple comparison tests, and significantly different values are indicated as: **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.