Sodium chloride exacerbates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis by tuning proinflammatory and antiinflammatory lamina propria mononuclear cells through p38/MAPK pathway in mice

Figure 3 CD11b⁺ macrophages are increased in DSS- and NaCl-treated mice. A: The CD11b⁺ cells in LP, MLN and SP from the four groups were detected by flow cytometry; B: Quantification of the flow cytometry data indicates the CD11b⁺ cell distribution in LP, MLN and SP. In the panels, data indicate three separate experiments, whereby 3 mice per group were used in each experiment. ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01; ^cP < 0.001. DSS: Dextran sulfate sodium; LP: Lamina propria; MLN: Mesenteric lymph node; SP: Spleen.