Table 1.
Cortical 5-HT and 5-HIAA concentrations following the oral administration of water or BGOS and a single injection of saline or LPS. Data are expressed as means ± SEM. The number of mice/group are indicated in parentheses.
| [nmol/g Tissue] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water/SAL | Water/LPS | BGOS/SAL | BGOS/LPS | |
| (n = 12) | (n = 11) | (n = 12) | (n = 11) | |
| 5-HT: | 2.17 ± 0.39 | 0.99 ± 0.11 | 1.95 ± 0.46 | 1.49 ± 0.33 |
| 5-HIAA: | 0.76 ± 0.16 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 0.95 ± 0.13 | 1.08 ± 0.30 |
| 5-HIAA/5-HT: | 0.35 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 0.38 ± 0.08 | 0.52 ± 0.10 |