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Eric B. Brandt, Richard T. Strait, Dan Hershko, Quan Wang, Emily E. Muntel, Troy A. Scribner, Nives Zimmermann, Fred D. Finkelman, Marc E. Rothenberg
Published in Volume 112, Issue 11
J Clin Invest. 2003; 112(11):1666–1677 doi:10.1172/JCI19785
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Role of eosinophils in allergic diarrhea. (a) Blood eosinophil levels in IL-5 transgenic (Tg) mice, IL-5/eotaxin-1 double-deficient mice (IL-5/Eot KO), and WT BALB/c mice were assessed 72 hours after the third saline or OVA challenge (mean ± SEM; n = 4–10 mice; *P < 0.0001; #P < 0.004; **P = 0.0035) (b) Representative jejunum section from OVA-challenged WT, IL-5 transgenic, and IL-5/eotaxin-1 double-deficient mice, immunostained with anti-MBP Ab as described in Methods (arrows indicate eosinophils; original magnification, ×125). (c) Jejunum eosinophil levels were assessed by morphometric analysis in IL-5 transgenic mice, IL-5/eotaxin-1 double-deficient mice, and WT BALB/c mice (mean ± SEM; n = 4 mice; *P < 0.05; #P = 0.005; **P = 0.004). (d) Diarrhea occurrence in IL-5 transgenic, IL-5/eotaxin-1 double-deficient, and WT control mice following saline or OVA challenges.