The Inflammatory Response to Enterotoxigenic E. coli and Probiotic E. faecium in a Coculture Model of Porcine Intestinal Epithelial and Dendritic Cells

Figure 2

Transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER, in Ω × cm²) of IPEC-J2 monolayers after stimulation with either E. faecium (Ecf) or ETEC. In IPEC-J2/MoDC cocultures, Ecf or ETEC was added either to the apical side of IPEC-J2 cells or to the MoDC compartment. In IPEC-J2 monocultures, the bacteria were added to the apical compartment. TEER values were measured at 0 h, 2 h, 4 h, and 6 h (a)-(d). Data are expressed as means ± SEM. independent experiments per bar. Results of the ANOVA are indicated below each graph. Results of post hoc tests are presented in Supplementary Table 1.

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