Fig. 2
From: Control of lupus nephritis by changes of gut microbiota
Lactobacillus spp. restore gut mucosal barrier function in female lpr mice. a Percentage of Lactobacillus strains in the order Lactobacillales (n = 4 per group). b Level of endotoxin in the blood of 6-week-old lpr mice (n = 6 mice per group; **P < 0.01). c Level of endotoxin in the blood of 10-week-old lpr mice with or without Lactobacillus treatment (n = 6 or 7 mice per group; *P < 0.05). d Level of FITC-dextran diffused to the blood (n = 5 or 7 mice per group; *P < 0.05). e Transcript levels of tight junction proteins and IL-18 in intestinal epithelial cells of 14-week-old lpr mice (n = 7 mice per group; **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.005). f Immunohistochemical stains of ZO-1 (green) in the ileum or colon. Nuclear stain (DAPI) is shown in blue. Bar equals 75 μm. g Transcript levels of IAP genes in the epithelium (n = 7 mice per group; **P < 0.01). h Immunohistochemical stains of IAP (green) in the ileum. Bar equals 75 μm