ITGAM and colitis: Frequencies of CD11b+ cells in PBL of DSS-induced colitis mice were significantly increased compared to normal control mice (40.04 ± 6.51% vs. 18.20 ± 1.56%, p < 0.01) and normal mice treated with T. halophilus (40.04 ± 6.51% vs. 14.08 ± 3.84%, p < 0.001) (Figure 4A).