Fig. 3.

Intestinal permeability. Intestinal permeability was assayed in vivo by measuring the amount of fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated dextran (FD-4) in plasma. WT septic mice had increased intestinal permeability compared with sham animals, whereas sepsis-induced increases in intestinal permeability were prevented in IFABP-EGF septic mice.