Figure 2From: Dietary oil composition differentially modulates intestinal endotoxin transport and postprandial endotoxemiaThe effect of increasing porcine bile acid concentration on ex vivo intestinal integrity and permeability. A) Transepithelial resistance (TER) and B) FITC-Dextran transport (4.4 kDa). Freshly isolated ileum samples were mounted into modified Ussing chambers and incubated with the indicated concentration of bile acid for 30 minutes and then FITC-Dextran was added to mucosal side. Permeation coefficient was calculated by taking samples from chambers every 10–15 minutes and measuring the amount of fluorescence. Different letters represent significant difference at P < 0.05. n = 11 pigs. Data are means ± S.E.M.Back to article page