Figure 6: ETEC induces immune inhibition in the jejunum.

(A) 16 differentially expressed proteins associated with immune responses were identified by proteomics. (B) The activation of NF-kappa B and MAPK pathway was analyzed by immunoblotting. Representative image from 5 piglets. The numbers below the image are the statistical value among different groups (n = 5; a–cMeans within a row with different superscripts differ, P < 0.05). (C) mRNA expression of innate immune genes between diarrheal piglets and control piglets (n = 6; *used to indicate a statistically significant difference, P < 0.05).