Fig. 6. Transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and paracellular permeability to fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FD-4) measured on colonic mucosa of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) patients and controls (control group [CG]). (A) TEER was measured every 30 minutes over 2 hours and expressed as Ω × cm2 in colonic biopsies of patients with SUDD (n = 9, black squares) and CG (n = 9, black dots); *P < 0.05 vs CG. Data are presented as median and range. (B) Paracellular permeability to FD-4 (expressed in pmol) was measured every 30 minutes over 2 hours in colonic biopsies of patients with SUDD (n = 9, black squares) and CG (n = 9, black dots); **P < 0.01 vs CG. Data are presented as median and 25%-75% range.
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