Probiotic Mixture Protects Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis by Altering Tight Junction Protein Expressions and Increasing Tregs

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The proportion of total CD4⁺CD25⁺Foxp3⁺ Tregs cells in the peripheral blood and spleen. (a) The frequency of Treg cells in the blood (–9/group) (b) and in the spleen (–9/group). (c) The number of Foxp3⁺ cells in colonic tissue (the white arrows indicate Fox3⁺ cells). (d) Western blot analysis of mice colonic Foxp3 protein expression level in each group. Group 1 normal (); group 2 Bifico (); group 3 colitis (); group 4 pretreated-Bifico-colitis (); group 5 pretreated + treated-Bifico-colitis (). Data represent . and .

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