Fig. 2

Infection with E. granulosus s.s. ameliorated the clinical symptoms of DSS-induced colitis. Course of ulcerative colitis in E. granulosus s.s.-infected and uninfected mice following 7 days of DSS treatment. A Body weight change. Data represent the mean ± SD (n = 7–8 mice in each group). B DAI score (n = 8–10, mean ± SD). DAI score is used as an index of inflammation in the DSS-induced colitis model. In the DSS-alone group, the DAI score was significantly higher (10.63 ± 1.41, P < 0.05) than in the Eg+DSS group (5.45 ± 2.24). C Photograph of gross pathology of colons from different groups of mice. D Colon lengths from mice infected and uninfected with DSS-induced colitis (n = 7–9). Bars represent the mean ± SD for six or more mice per group. These experiments were repeated twice independently (∗ P < 0.05, ∗ ∗ P < 0.01), and data were analysed by one-way ANOVA and unpaired t-test