Serum TLR2 levels were trending higher in the rats exposed to curli than the other two groups but the differences did not reach statistical significance ( Supplementary Figure 3 ).
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Exposure to the Functional Bacterial Amyloid Protein Curli Enhances Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation in Aged Fischer 344 Rats and Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Swimming tests were also performed to evaluate locomotive activity and showed a trend toward decreased thrashing rate (~15–20%) in worms exposed to wild-type curli-producing E . coli vs. mutant E . coli lacking curli, which did not reach statistical difference (data not shown).