Figure 8.
Light microscopic images of TNF-α-stained sections of the small intestine in the different studied groups. (a) Group I shows a negative TNF-α immune reaction in the intestinal mucosa cells. (b) Group II shows a strong positive TNF-α immune reaction in the intestinal mucosa cells (yellow arrows). (c) Group III shows a negative TNF-α immune reaction expression in all intestinal mucosa cells. (d) Group IV shows no TNF-α immune reaction in most cells and a weak immune reaction in a few cells (arrows). (e) The rea percentage of TNF-α in all the groups. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) is used to express the data. Statistical comparison was performed using a one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test for multiple comparisons. The single asterisk represents a significant change, and the abbreviation NS represents a non-significant change (p < 0.05). (TNF-α immune reaction in cell immunostaining × 400, scale bar = 50 μm).
