Wumei Pills enhance intestinal stem cell - mediated repair in chemotherapy-induced mucositis via Lactobacillus reuteri - dependent modulation of the gut microbiota

Figure 3 Effect of Wumei Pills and Lactobacillus reuteri on inflammatory cytokine and lipopolysaccharides. A: Inflammatory cytokine level; B: The expression of lipopolysaccharides; C: Colonization of Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) [M: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) group; M_Ler: 5-FU + L. reuteri; M_WMP: 5-FU + Wumei Pills (WMP); M_ABX; 5-FU + antibiotic mixture (ABX) group; M_ABX_Ler: 5-FU + ABX + L. reuteri; M_ABX_WMP: 5-FU + ABX + WMP]. ^aP < 0.05; ^cP < 0.001. 5-FU: 5-fluorouracil; ABX: Antibiotic mixture; WMP: Wumei Pills; L. reuteri: Lactobacillus reuteri; IL: Interleukin; TNF: Tumor necrosis factor; LPS: Lipopolysaccharides.