Loss of haematopoietic neogenin decreases acute peritoneal inflammation.

<p>Chimeric animals and controls were injected i.p. with zymosan A (ZyA) and peritoneal lavage obtained after 8 hours <b>A</b>) Cell count within the peritoneal fluid in chimeric animals and controls 8 h after exposure to ZyA <b>B</b>) Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in peritoneal lavage <b>C</b>) Protein content in peritoneal lavage of chimeric animals and controls <b>D</b>) Representative histological analysis of the peritoneum, the mesenterial fat and cytospin samples of the peritoneal lavage of chimeric animals and controls 8 hours following intraperitoneal ZyA injection. Sections prepared with hematoxylin-eosin staining (Magnification ×400, insert ×1000). (Data are Mean ± SEM, n = 6 per group, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 as indicated).