NFKB1 and colonic neoplasm: To examine the mechanism whereby L. plantarum-12 was able to alleviate AOM/DSS-induced colon cancer of the C57BL/6 mice, the activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB-signaling-pathways-associated proteins in the colon of the mice was assessed, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure S1.