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. 2020 Oct 28;26(40):6224–6240. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i40.6224

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Histopathological examination of the colon and the expression of intestinal barrier markers. A: Representative histological images of the colon stained with hematoxylin and eosin and images of immunofluorescence staining for ZO-1. Scale bar: 100 μm; B: Relative mRNA levels of ZO-1, mucin (MUC)-1, MUC-2, MUC-4, Reg3β and the total bacterial 16S rRNA. All data are presented as means ± SE. aP < 0.05, cP < 0.001 vs the Control group. dP < 0.05, eP < 0.01, fP < 0.001 vs the EtOH group. P. pentosaceus: Pediococcus pentosaceus; HE: Hematoxylin and eosin; MUC: Mucin.