Figure 1: Gut permeability peaks at 6 hours post-burn injury.
Ex vivo intestinal permeability to 4kDa FITC-Dextran was measured at 6 hours following 30% TBSA burn injury. (A) Burn-induced gut permeability was increased in the ileum, there was no difference in permeability based on location in the intestine. (B) Gut permeability time course demonstrating that burn-induced gut permeability peaks at 6 hours post-injury. N= 5–7 animals per group. * p< 0.05, ** p< 0.01, ***p< .001.