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From: Lactobacillus acidophilus alleviates the inflammatory response to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 via inhibition of the NF-κB and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways in piglets

Fig. 3

L. acidophilus inhibited NF-κB and p38 MAPK activation in spleen of ETEC-challenged piglet. Pigs were challenged with or without ETEC (1 × 109 CFU/kg BW). Three hours post inflammatory challenge, spleen samples were collected to examine the expression of p65 (A), p-p65 (A), p38 (B) and p-p38 (B) by western blotting. Densitometric analysis was performed and normalized to β-actin (C). Phosphorylation of p65 or p38 in control group was normalized to 1.0. Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). (n = 3)

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