Intestinal expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by oral intake of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from E. coli in weaned pigs

ABSTRACT: treatments with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from E. coli are an accepted way of inducing inflammation in immunological studies since they have the ability to activate a coordinate series of signs through the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 8 (IL-8), IL-18 and tumor...