Table 2.

Morphological analysis of TPT-SLNs-TRHS and conventional hydrogel applied rectum.

Morphology	Control	Conventional hydrogel	TPT-SLNs-TRHS
Mucosa thickness (μm)	301.42 ± 29.23	212.97 ± 16.42∗	298.33 ± 27.17
Epithelial thickness (μm)	41.52 ± 5.92	22.61 ± 3.96∗	39.45 ± 4.02
Collagen percentage (%/mm2)	126.16 ± 29.93	175.32 ± 54.21∗	127.54 ± 31.58
Mononuclear cell numbers (cells/mm2)	43.53 ± 6.73	41.25 ± 5.94	42.73 ± 5.34

Each histological value represents the mean ± S.D(n = 9).^∗P < 0.05 compared to the control and TPT-SLNs-TRHS.