Figure 18.

IC + OB rats that underwent additional colon obstruction for the first three days presented severely impaired gross arcade vessels immediately after the additional colon obstruction was removed (A, before therapy, upper); by contrast, after bath treatment with BPC 157, all of the arcade vessels vigorously reappeared, together with interconnecting collaterals between the arcades. Rapid recovery of blood flow also occurred, and this was especially evident on the dorsal side of the colon (B, 5 min after therapy, lower). The images were obtained using a USB microscope camera.