A randomized double-blind trial on perioperative administration of probiotics in colorectal cancer patients

Figure 1 Study diagram according to CONSORT statement.

Figure 2 Percent of positive dendritic cell subsets of the three groups. A: Ex vivo analysis; B: In vitro analysis after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. ^aMinimum P = 0.04 vs low and high dose.

Figure 3 Correlation between number of colonic dendritic cells (DCs) and number of bacteria in feces. A: Phenotype CD83-123; B: Phenotype CD83-11c; C: Phenotype CD83-HLADR.

Figure 4 Percent of positive subsets of DCs in Lactobacillus johnsonii (La1) colonized patients (La1+) vs non-colonized patients (La1-). ^aMinimum P = 0.03 La1+ vs La1-.

Figure 5 Percent of positive lymphocyte populations of the three groups. A: Ex vivo analysis; B: In vitro analysis after LPS stimulation.