Figure 4.
MS diet protects mice from AIEC intestinal colonization and inflammation. (a) Experimental protocol of infection used in the study. (b–d) AIEC LF82 load in (b) the stools at days 1, 2 and 3 post-infection, (c) associated to ileum and (d) associated to colonic mucosa was quantified on selective medium (CTR group: n = 11, MS diet: n = 13–15, two independent experiments pooled). (e) Micro-inflammation marker Lcn-2 was quantified in the stools, at days 1, 2 and 3 post-infection by ELISA (CTR group: n = 5, MS diet: n = 5). (f–g) Pro-inflammatory cytokines KC (Keratinocyte Chemoattractant) (f) and IL-6 (g) were quantified in colonic mucosa release medium by ELISA (n = 5 for each group). Mann–Whitney test. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.