Effects of administration of three types of bacterial strains on the small intestinal LP (SILP) dendritic cells.

<p>Frequency of CD11c+ MHC II+ dendritic cells (A), CD103+ dendritic cells (B), CD80+ dendritic cells (C), or CD86+ dendritic cells (D) in the SILP following treatment with culture medium (white bars) (N = 6), <i>L. lactis</i> MG1363 (dashed bars) (N = 6), <i>L. plantarum</i> WCFS1 (grey bars) (N = 6), or <i>L. salivarius</i> UCC118 (black bars) (N = 6). CD103, CD80, and CD86 frequencies are expressed as the frequency of cells within the CD11c+ MHC II+ population. Results are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Statistical significance was calculated using the Students t- test. * represents P-values <0.05.