Fig. 13

Probiotic treatment results in a reduction of circulating LPS. Mean circulating (A) LPS in C57Bl/6 male mice on high-fat (HF) diet exposed to diesel exhaust particles (DEP- 35 μg PM) or saline control (CON) twice a week for four weeks with a subset of mice given 0.3 g/day (~ 7.5 × 10⁷ cfu/day) of Ecologic® Barrier probiotics (PRO) in the drinking water throughout the exposures. Data are depicted as ± SEM with *p < 0.05 compared to HF + CON and †p < 0.05 compared to HF + DEP by two-way ANOVA