Fig. 6. S1? shows delayed but stronger proinflammatory activity than the S1WT. Recombinant S1WT, S1?, or vehicle (?) were injected in the hindbrain ventricle of 2-dpf larvae of Tg(mpx:eGFP) (A), Tg(mfap4:mCherry) (B), Tg(nfkb:eGFP) (C), and WT (D and E). Neutrophil (A) and macrophage (B) recruitment and number and Nfkb activation (C) were analyzed at 6, 12, and 24 hpi by fluorescence microscopy; the transcript levels of the indicated genes were analyzed at 12 hpi by RT-qPCR (D); and caspase-1 activity was determined at 24 hpi using a fluorogenic substrate (E). Each dot represents one individual and the means ± SEM for each group is also shown. RT-qPCR data are depicted as a heatmap in (D) with higher expression shown in darker color. P values were calculated using one-way ANOVA and Tukey multiple range test. *P ? 0.05, **P ? 0.01, and ***P ? 0.001.
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