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. 2019 Jan 4;11(1):18. doi: 10.3390/toxins11010018

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Effects of DON and FB1, alone or in association, and IP6 on apoptosis (Ccasp-3) and cell proliferation (Ki-67) in jejunal explants. Explants exposed to control treatment (□); IP6 5 mM (Inline graphic); deoxynivalenol (DON) (Inline graphic); fumonisin B1 (FB1) (Inline graphic); DON + FB1 (■); DON + IP6 (Inline graphic); FB1 + IP6 (Inline graphic); DON + FB1 + IP6 (Inline graphic). (A) Mean number of Ccasp-3 immunostained cells per field on explants exposed to different treatments. Mean values with different superscript letters were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). (B) Control treatment: mild Ccasp-3 cytoplasmic immunostaining in crypt cells. (C) DON 10 µM + FB1 70 µM: diffuse Ccasp-3 cytoplasmic immunostaining in crypt cells. (D) DON 10 µM + FB1 70 µM + IP6 5 mM: decrease in Ccasp-3 cytoplasmic immunostaining in crypt cells. (E) Mean number of Ki-67 immunostained cells per field on explants exposed to different treatments. Mean values with different superscript letters were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). (F) Control treatment: mild Ki-67 nuclear immunostaining in crypt cells. (G) DON 10 µM + FB1 70 µM: diffuse Ki-67 nuclear immunostaining in crypt cells. (H) DON 10 µM + FB1 70 µM + IP6 5 mM: decrease in Ki-67 nuclear immunostaining in crypt cells. (BD; FH: immunoperoxidase method, bar 25 µm).