Figure 2.

Bs 29784 increases the expression of tight junction's proteins. Caco-2 cells were left untreated (white columns) or were treated apically for 16 h with DON at 100 μM (gray columns) or Bs 29784 at an initial bacterial density of 10⁷ bacteria/ml (black columns). ZO-1, occludin, and claudin-1 proteins were visualized by Western-blot (A). Band densities were measured using Image J software and subjected to statistical analysis (B). ^* and ^**Significant differences between the groups, p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively.