Basic Research
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2005; 11(17): 2591-2596
Published online May 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i17.2591
Figure 1
Figure 1 Gut bacterium colony DNA fingerprint profiles. Lane M: Marker; lanes 1-8: Probiotics group; lanes 9 and 10: Control group; lanes 11-17: PN group.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Intestinal and colon epithelial occludin expression. A: Intestinal epithelium occludin expression decreased in PN group (200×); B: Intestinal epithelium occludin expression increased in probiotics group (200×); C: Colon epithelium occludin expression decreased in PN group (200×); D: Colon epithelium occludin expression increased in probiotics group (200×).
Figure 3
Figure 3 The ultra-structure of the tight junction of the intestine and colon. A: The tight junction of intestine was damaged seriously in PN group (5000×); B: The tight junction of intestine was damaged in probiotics group (5000×); C: The tight junction of colon junction was damaged seriously in PN group (5000×); D: The tight junction of the colon was clear in probiotics group (5000×).