This revealed that addition of “fit” trophozoites indeed counteracted the IEC response to lysed trophozoites, as evident from significantly lowered levels of five out of seven transcripts tested, namely CXCL3 , CXCL8 , IL1A , IL1B , and TNF , and a negative trend also for CXCL1 ( Fig 3B ; IEC attachment data presented in S5B Fig ).
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Trophozoite fitness dictates the intestinal epithelial cell response to Giardia intestinalis infection.
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