Fig. 5

Functional analysis of gut permeability in the acute and hyperacute phase of stroke. Sham and stroke males and females received an oral gavage of fluorescently labeled dextran prior to surgery. Serum levels of oral gavage a FITC-labeled dextran (FITCD, 10 kD) and b Rhodamine-labeled dextran (RhoD, 70 kD) to males and females immediately prior to stroke and sampled 30, 60, and 90 min after MCAo (or sham). N = 3 for shams, n = 8 MCAo groups. Serum levels of oral gavage c FITC-labeled dextran (FITCD, 10 kD) and d rhodamine-labeled dextran (RhoD, 70 kD) to males and females 2 days after stroke were sampled 60, 90, and 120 min after MCAo (or sham). n = 4 for all groups. ^aMain effect of sex, ^cinteraction effect (sex and time)