Up-regulation of intestinal nuclear factor kappa B and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 following traumatic brain injury in rats

Figure 3 Expression intensity of ICAM-1 in jejunum, manifested as median rank. There was no significant difference in the ICAM-1 positive cells among the rats of control group, TBI 3 h and 12 h. As compared to controls, ICAM-1 immunoreactivity was significantly up-regulated on the endothelia of microvessels in villous interstitium and lamina propria by 24 h following TBI and maximally expressed at 72 h postinjury. The endothelial ICAM-1 expression in jejunal interstitium still remained high at 7 d postinjury. ^bP = 0.01 vs control, ^dP = 0.001 vs control, ^fP<0.001 vs control.