Figure 14.

Microscopic presentation of eight-week vesicovaginal fistula, after the six-week therapy of fistulous rats in the BPC 157 treated rats (a,b) and control rats (c,d). (a,b) Visible mature epithelialization, formed epithelium, closed fistula (circle), fully formed collagen fibers and significant neovascularization with the formation of new blood vessels and mature granulation tissue in the BPC 157-rats (HE; ×20 (a), ×100 (b)). (c,d). Visible open vesicovaginal fistula code (circle) with moderate inflammation of the fistula’s wall in the controls (HE; ×20 (c), ×100 (d)).