Figure 7.

XOS improved the HFD-induced injury and inflammatory markers in the proximal colon. The histopathological examination detected an interactive effect of diet and XOS on the (a) surface epithelial injury; (b) Goblet cell hyperplasia; (c) crypt length distortion and; (d) injury score; (e) On the LFD, XOS increased monocyte aggregates; (f) The diets did not affect the lymphocyte aggregates. n = 8–10/diet group. The different data points are shown with black dots in all graphs. * denotes statistically significant difference between the groups in all graphs.