Research Article
Blueberry Attenuates Liver Fibrosis, Protects Intestinal Epithelial Barrier, and Maintains Gut Microbiota Homeostasis
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Blueberry protected intestinal epithelial barrier breakdown induced by CCl4. (a) H&E staining in rat colon among the Ctrl, BB, CCl4, and CCl4 + BB groups. The protein bands (b) and quantitative value (c) of claudin1, claudin2, and ZO1 in rat colon among the Ctrl, BB, CCl4, and CCl4 + BB groups. β-Actin acted as a loading control. (d) The mRNA levels of claudin1, claudin2, and ZO1 in rat colon among the Ctrl, BB, CCl4, and CCl4 + BB groups. GAPDH acted as a loading control (n = 6, and ).
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