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. 2017 Nov 17:709–842. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-44329-6.00012-7

Fig. 12.10.

Fig. 12.10

Ultrastructural appearance of repairing ischemic-injured mucosa. (A) Restituting epithelium 2 hours after a 1-hour ischemic episode in the presence of the nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. Note dilation of the interepithelial space and the apical tight junction (arrows), which correlates with a “leaky” intestinal barrier. (B) Similar restituting epithelium that has been additionally treated with PGE2 and PGI2. Note the close apposition of the tight junction (arrows) and the interepithelial space correlated with normalization of intestinal barrier function. 1-cm bar = 6 μm.