Figure 1
IL-10 mRNA expression and IL-10 protein secretion were stimulated by C. butyricum . The cells were exposed to 1 × 106, 1 × 107, 1 × 108 CFU ml−1 of C. butyricum for 2 h. (A) At the end of the incubation period, cell culture supernatants were collected to determine IL-10 protein concentration by sandwich ELISA. (B) The same cells were harvested for real-time quantitative PCR. Data represent the mean ± the standard error of the mean for three experiments. *, P < 0.01 compared with the control. C: levels of IL-10 in control HT-29 cells.