Figures & data
Table I. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR primers and probes.
Figure 1. Fold-changes in cytokine mRNA levels in peripheral heterophils from corticosterone-treated chickens at 3 h, 24 h and 1 week after initial exposure when compared to controls (untreated and ethanol [vehicle] treated birds). Error bars show SEM from triplicate samples (n = 16 chickens per group) from two separate qRT-PCR experiments; p < 0.01.
![Figure 1. Fold-changes in cytokine mRNA levels in peripheral heterophils from corticosterone-treated chickens at 3 h, 24 h and 1 week after initial exposure when compared to controls (untreated and ethanol [vehicle] treated birds). Error bars show SEM from triplicate samples (n = 16 chickens per group) from two separate qRT-PCR experiments; p < 0.01.](/cms/asset/da5cb755-4a95-443f-afc0-03df4c7b41dd/ists_a_414636_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. Fold-change in chemokine mRNA levels in peripheral heterophils from corticosterone-treated chickens at 3 h, 24 h and 1 week after initial exposure when compared to controls (untreated and ethanol [vehicle] treated birds). Error bars show SEM from triplicate samples (n = 16 chickens per group) from two separate qRT-PCR experiments; p < 0.01.
![Figure 2. Fold-change in chemokine mRNA levels in peripheral heterophils from corticosterone-treated chickens at 3 h, 24 h and 1 week after initial exposure when compared to controls (untreated and ethanol [vehicle] treated birds). Error bars show SEM from triplicate samples (n = 16 chickens per group) from two separate qRT-PCR experiments; p < 0.01.](/cms/asset/87632a5d-26b6-43d9-a8d7-a8dd9a4bffc3/ists_a_414636_f0002_b.gif)
Table II. Effects of administration of corticosterone in drinking water on plasma corticosterone concentrations* and heterophil counts at 0 h, 3 h, 24 h and 1 week post-treatment.
Table III. Correlation of plasma corticosterone concentrations and total circulating heterophils with heterophil cytokine and chemokine mRNA expression levels.