Figure 4

Cytokine expression and release in Tat mice following LPS treatment in vivo.
Normalized fold mRNA expression of Il-1β (A) and TNF-α (B) of ileum of Tat transgenic mice administered with LPS at a dose of 50 μg/mL in drinking water for 1 week. Tat+ mice were more sensitive to LPS induced increase in cytokine expression. (C) IL-1β protein measured by ELISA. n = 5–6. P < 0.05 (Student’s t test) *Vs Tat− or Tat+.