TABLE 2.

Effects of donor FMT on inflammatory gene expression in visceral adipose tissue

Marker	FMT group	Control group	p
MCP‐1	0.63 [0.42–0.84]	0.61 [0.37–0.84]	0.804
CD11b	1.82 [1.06–2.77]	0.85 [0.49–1.63]	0.068
CD68	0.51 [0.37–0.78]	0.40 [0.36–0.48]	0.809
Adiponectin	0.24 [0.22–0.52]	0.37 [0.21–0.45]	0.441
Leptin	0.53 [0.27–0.88]	0.26 [0.15–0.40]	0.139

Note: Expression of inflammatory genes in visceral adipose tissue, measured using qPCR, in the donor FMT group (n = 8) versus matched controls (n = 16). Expression was normalized for expression of a housekeeping gene (36B4) and expressed as arbitrary units. p values were calculated using Kolmogorov–Smirnov Z tests. Data are median (IQR).

Abbreviations: CD, cluster of differentiation; FMT, fecal microbiota transplantation; IQR, interquartile range; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction.