Table 2.
Counting of neurons in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses (marked by HuC/HuD) in the ileum of hamsters infected with different L. (V.) braziliensis strains at 90 and 120 days of infection.
| Myenteric neurons (mm²) | Submucosal plexus (mm²) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of ganglia | Neurons inside ganglia | Neurons outside ganglia | Submucous neurons | |||
| CG | 239.22 ± 4.62 | 9.13 ± 0.55 | 45.26 ± 3.27 | 15.43 ± 0.44 | 60.70 ± 3.61 | |
| 90 | 2903 | 238.96 ± 5.54 | 11.10 ± 0.40 | 54.11 ± 1.04 | 15.26 ± 0.58 | 69.37 ± 0.87 |
| days | 2314 | 241.59 ± 5.00 | 10.12 ± 0.15 | 47.98 ± 1.72 | 14.80 ± 1.02 | 62.78 ± 1.45 |
| 1655 | 229.74 ± 1.12 | 10.87 ± 0.38 | 51.45 ± 1.50 | 15.32 ± 0.72 | 66.77 ± 2.05 | |
| CG | 243.27 ± 3.08 | 9.94 ± 0.25 | 49.60 ± 0.79 | 16.36 ± 0.11 | 65.96 ± 0.87 | |
| 120 | 2903 | 245.66 ± 11.40 | 9.40 ± 0.07 | 48.40 ± 0.90 | 16.49 ± 0.07 | 64.90 ± 0.88 |
| days | 2314 | 250.83 ± 7.28 | 10.02 ± 0.78 | 48.33 ± 3.26 | 14.88 ± 0.65 | 63.21 ± 3.91 |
| 1655 | 242.65 ± 2.67 | 10.86 ± 0.35 | 50.72 ± 1.35 | 14.56 ± 0.58 | 65.28 ± 1.93 | |
The data are expressed as mean ± SE in 1 mm2 (n = 4). GC, control group. 2903, group infected with MHOM/BR/1975/M2903. 2314, group infected with MHOM/BR/2003/2314. 1655, group infected with MHOM/BR/2000/1655. Number of neuron totals were counted in the myenteric plexus. Number of ganglia, the quantity of neurons inside and outside the ganglia, and the total number of neurons in the plexus were counted in the submucosal plexus.