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Figure 2. Effects of B. longum subsp. infantis on the levels of cytokines and Immunoglobulin in the colon of neonatal female (A-E) and male mice (F-J). (A) IFN-γ; (B) IgG2a; (C) IL-4; (D) IgE; (E) the ratio of IgG2a and IgE; (F) IFN-γ; (G) IgG2a; (H) IL-4; (I) IgE; (J) the ratio of IgG2a and IgE. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, compared to corresponding gender control group. The mean ± SEM (n = 8 per group) was used to represent the data. SEM: Error of the mean.