Mice were treated by 2% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in drinking water for 7 days. (H) Cytokine levels (interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)) in the colon collected on day 7 in colitis induced COPS8fl/fl and COPS8ΔIEC mice. Data are represented as mean ± SEM from five biological replicates per genotype. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, NS- non-significant using Student's t-test. 