Fig. 3

Plasma D-mannitol concentration after D-mannitol gavage. Mice in D-mannitol group were force fed 0.2 mL the D-mannitol (adjusted to 10 mg/ mouse), 2 h later blood was collected from heart at 13 weeks. The concentration of D-mannitol was determined by a commercially kit. Differences between groups were considered significantly different when p* < 0.05 and **p < 0.01, relative to the LPS group