Fig. 2.
Protective effects of LacFiTM constituent bacteria with respect to intestinal barrier impairment. Caco-2 cells were treated with the bacterium or medium alone (–) for 1 hr and exposed to tumor necrosis factor-α for 48 hr. After incubation, the transepithelial resistance value was measured to assess intestinal barrier function. The culture alone (Cont) and culture without the addition of bacteria (–) were included as controls. Results are expressed as the relative values and mean ± SD values (n=3). *P<0.05 compared to control (–) (Tukey-Kramer).