FIGURE 3.
(A) Changes in mean colon length of the different mice groups; (B) Histopathology-based colitis scores of different mice groups; (C) Gross morphology of the colons of mice from different groups used to measure severity of disease (n = 8); 1, Intact surface epithelium; 2, Intact crypts; 3, Preserved goblet cells; 4, Erosion of surface epithelium; 5, Infiltration of lamina propria; 6, Crypt abscess; 7, Mild erosion of surface epithelium; 8, Mild loss of goblet cells; 9, Crypt abscess; 10, Mild erosion of surface epithelium; 11, Moderate loss of goblet cells with shortened crypts; 12, Normal colonic mucosa and surface epithelium; 13, Crypt branching with mild loss of goblet cells. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.