Tri-iodothyronine supplement protects gut barrier in septic rats

Figure 1 Effect of tri-iodothyronine on gut permeability. ^bP < 0.01 vs sepsis group.

Figure 2 Transmission electron micrography of intestinal mucosal cells. A: In sepsis group intestinal epithelial cells; B: In sepsis plus T₃ group intestinal epithelial cells × 6000.

Figure 3  A: In sham rats, intestinal mucosal architecture is well preserved; B: Sepsis induced significantly edema of villous tips and sloughing of villous enterocytes; C: The tri-iodothyronine prevented the intestinal damages induced by sepsis. HE, × 100.