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. 2018 Jul 12;13:4093–4105. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S145837

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Pathological analysis of colon tissues after distinct treatments using H&E staining assay, magnification =100×. (A) Normal control, (B) CA/BaSO₄ microcapsule treatment, (C) DSS induction, (D) sulfasalazine treatment after DSS induction, (E) 0.6×10⁹ Bifidobacterium-loading CA/BaSO₄ microcapsule treatment after DSS induction, (F) 1.2×10⁹ Bifidobacterium by microcapsule treatment after DSS induction, (G) 2.4×10⁹ Bifidobacterium by microcapsule treatment after DSS induction, (H) 2.4×10⁹ Bifidobacterium treatment after DSS induction. The blue circles denote infiltration of mononuclear, submucosal lymphoid hyperplasia, and extension around intestinal glands; yellow arrows denote the distortion of crypts and loss of goblet cells; the green arrows denote the severe mucosal damage in the colon.

Abbreviations: CA/BaSO₄, chitosan-coated alginate microcapsule loaded with in situ synthesized barium sulfate; DSS, dextran sulfate sodium.