Figure 9.
FMT helped restoring intestinal barrier function and ameliorating hepatic inflammation. (A) Experiment design. (B) Immunofluorescence analysis on ZO-1, E-cadherin and Claudin-1 in colon sections from different groups. Representative images are shown. Scale bar, 100μm. (C) Relative mRNA expression of tight junctions and cell adhesion protein in colon. (D, E) ALT and AST levels in serum (ALT, n = 6. AST, n = 4, One-way ANOVA). (F) Relative mRNA expression of cytokines in liver (n = 6, One-way ANOVA). (G, H) Quantification of immune cells in the liver represented as percentages of CD45+ cells (n = 6-8). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, compared with Control group. #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, ###p < 0.001, compared with M→C group. FMT, fecal microbiota transplantation.