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Table 3 The interaction between TiO2 particles and LPS on mice

From: The combined effect of food additive titanium dioxide and lipopolysaccharide on mouse intestinal barrier function after chronic exposure of titanium dioxide-contained feedstuffs

Interaction between

Exposure Time of TiO2

Parameters of

Intestinal permeability

Tight junction proteins

Villi height/crypt depth ratio

Inflammatory biomarkers

DAO

LPS

D-lactate

ZO-1

Occludin

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

Serum

Ileum

TiO2 NPs and LPS

1 month

–

–

–

–

Ant.

Ant.

–

Ant.

IL-1β (Ant.)

–

3 months

–

–

–

–

–

–

Ant.

Ant.

–

–

6 months

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

TiO2 MPs and LPS

1 month

–

–

–

–

–

Ant.

Ant.

–

–

–

3 months

–

–

–

–

–

Syn.

Syn.

–

–

–

6 months

Ant.

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

  1. Note: 2*2 factorial design analysis. “-“, no interaction effects, p> 0.05. Syn.: synergistic effect (p< 0.05), Ant.: antagonistic effect (p< 0.05)