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Fig. 3 | Parasites & Vectors

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From: Coinfection of Clonorchis sinensis and hepatitis B virus: clinical liver indices and interaction in hepatic cell models

Fig. 3

mRNA levels of TNF-α (a), IL-1β (b) and IL-6 (c) in LX-2 cells by Q-PCR. LX-2 cells were incubated with CsTPs, HBV positive serum, or a mixture of CsTPs and HBV positive serum (CsTP+HBV). Cells treated with HBV negative sera, PBS, or a mixture of BSA and HBV positive serum (BSA+HBV) were used as controls. Specific primers were used to amplify the transcripts of related molecules from total RNAs of LX-2 cells in each group by Q-PCR. mRNA levels were normalized relative to β-actin expression. Data were shown as the mean values ± standard errors. Statistical significance was analyzed by one-way ANOVA test (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs control group; +P < 0.05, ++P < 0.01, +++P < 0.001 vs the CsTP+HBV group)

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