Fig. 3

The effects of SZC on histological changes of colon sections in mice with CID (n = 8, male/femal = 4). (a) Representative images of HE-stained colonic sections (200 × and 1000 × magnifications). (b) Number of goblet cells in HE-stained colonic sections (1000 × magnification). Red arrows in colonic sections (200 × magnification) indicated amplified target areas of pictures, and red arrows in colonic sections (1000 × magnification) indicated damaged goblet cells. Data were presented as means ± SEM. ^*P < 0.05 and ^**P < 0.01 compared with model, ^#P < 0.05 and ^##P < 0.01 compared with control