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. 2023 Jul 21;13:11802. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38830-2

Figure 2.

Figure 2

High fat/high protein diet decreased NeuN expressing enteric neurons in the colon muscularis mucosa. (A) The muscularis mucosa of the colon of mice treated with standard, antibiotic, fiber and carbohydrate diets had good NeuN expressing enteric neurons compared to colon from mice fed with a high fat/high protein diet. However, the mucosal layer of the colon from high fat/high protein diet had high expression of the NeuN enteric neurons and GFAP. The figures are representative of three images. (B) The colon of mice on a high fat high protein diet had low levels of NeuN expression in the muscularis mucosa as quantitated by CTCF analysis (CTCF analysis, n = 3 mice tissues per treatment) (**P < 0.01, as determined by one-way ANOVA).