Inhaled diesel exhaust particles result in microbiome-related systemic inflammation and altered cardiovascular disease biomarkers in C57Bl/6 male mice

Table 5 Diet, exposure, and probiotic treatment groups

	Diet	Exposure	Probiotic treatment	Group
Male C57Bl/6 4–6 weeks old	Low fat	Saline	No	LF + CON (n = 12)
Male C57Bl/6 4–6 weeks old	Low fat	DEP	No	LF + DEP (n = 12)
Male C57Bl/6 4–6 weeks old	High fat	Saline	No	HF + CON (n = 12)
Male C57Bl/6 4–6 weeks old	High fat	DEP	No	HF + DEP (n = 12)
Male C57Bl/6 4–6 weeks old	High fat	Saline	Yes	HF + CON + PRO (n = 12)
Male C57Bl/6 4–6 weeks old	High fat	DEP	Yes	HF + DEP + PRO (n = 12)
Total mice				72

DEP, diesel exhaust particles; CON, saline controls, HF, high-fat diet; LF, low-fat diet; PRO, probiotic treatments

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