Inflammatory markers, intestinal barrier function and nitrergic neurons in BB rats older than 110 days.

The BB-DP strain was divided in a ganglionitis and non-ganglionitis group based on the presence of PMN cells in the myenteric ganglia. Data are expressed as median (IQR) or mean ± SEM depending on the distribution of the data.
*P<0.05;
**P<0.01;
***P<0.001; all vs. BB-DP with myenteric ganglionitis.
BB-DP: normoglycemic Diabetes-prone BioBreeding rat; HPF: High-Power Field; PMN: Polymorphonuclear; MPO: Myeloperoxidase; TEER: Transepithelial Electrical Resistance.
Inflammatory markers, intestinal barrier function and nitrergic neurons in BB rats older than 110 days.