Figure 7.
Correlations of gut bacteria with leaky gut biomarkers. Bacterial abundance levels were correlated with plasma levels of an IEBD marker, IFABP, and surrogate markers of MT including LBP and sCD14 using linear mixed effects models to examine the interrelationship between gut microbes and epithelial barrier function. (A) Species showing significant positive correlation with IFABP, LBP, and sCD14; and (B) species showing significant inverse correlation with IFABP, LBP, and sCD14 through the course of SIV-ART.