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. 2020 Mar 12;10:4556. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61279-6

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Histological structure of cecal mucosa (A) and PPs in midpiece colon (B) in 42-day old piglets (stained with H&E). In all panels, the structures are indicated by LP, Lamina propria; MM, muscularis mucosae; MW, muscular wall; PPs, Peyer’s Patches; and S, Submucosa. (A1A3) Abundant lymphocytes were visible in the lamina propria of ceca from a Duan-Nai-An-treated piglet (A1), a yeast-treated piglet (A2), and a control piglet (A3). (B1) In the Duan-Nai-An-treated piglet, PPs were well-developed in the submucosa of midpiece colon and there were abundant lymphocytes in the lamina propria. (B2) In the yeast-treated piglet, PPs were well-developed in submucosa of midpiece colon. (B3) In the control piglet, PPs were atrophied in the submucosa of midpiece colon and there were congestion in lamina propria.