Research Article

Early Enteral Nutrition Preserves Intestinal Barrier Function through Reducing the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in Critically Ill Surgical Patients

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The effect of early nutrition on intestinal apoptosis. (a) Representative images of TUNEL staining in the gut of critically ill patients. (b) Representative immunohistochemical images showing the Bax and Bcl-2 expression in the intestinal samples of critically ill patients. (c) The expression of Bax and Bcl-2 was determined by Western blotting. GAPDH was used as control.
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