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. 2017 Dec 21;23(47):8321–8333. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i47.8321

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Effect of oral gavage of fructo-oligosaccharide on visceral sensitivity. A: Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) increased abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) scores in response to colorectal distension compared to saline administration following water avoidance stress (WAS). Values represent median, 25th, 75th, 5th, and 95th percentiles. Sham + saline (n = 7), sham + FOS (n = 7), WAS + saline (n = 6), WAS + FOS (n = 7). Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA; B: Pain threshold decreased in FOS-administered compared to saline-administered mice following WAS. Values represent mean ± SD, one-way ANOVA; C: Volume threshold decreased in FOS compared to saline-administered mice following WAS. Values represent mean ± SD, one-way ANOVA. aP < 0.05, sham + saline vs WAS + saline; cP < 0.05, WAS + saline vs WAS + FOS.