Figure 1.
Increased intestinal permeability and loss of epithelial barrier integrity in AIH patients. (A) The plasma concentrations of LPS, DLA and DAO in CTRL group (n=15), AIH-n group (n=39) and AIH-c group (n=29). (B) Expression of ZO-1 and Occludin in the colon were assessed by immunostaining. (C) The plasma concentration of zonulin in the three groups. (D) Representative immunostaining of ZO-1 and Occludin in Caco-2 cells. Scale bars: 50μm. The data were presented as means ± SD (Student’s t-test, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001).