FIGURE 8.

Association of skim milk fermented by L. casei BL23 and skim milk fermented by P. freudenreichii 138 does not provide additional effect in prevents mucosal damage. (A) Representative H&E-stained images from mucosal histopathology and (B) histopathological score obtained in the animals treated with different beverages. The image acquisition phase was done with a 20× magnification objective. Scale bar = 100 μm. Same control groups were used for all experimental probiotic assays. Asterisks represent statistically significant differences as follows: ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01, ^∗∗∗p < 0.001, ^∗∗∗∗p < 0.0001.