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. 2022 Mar 17;13:810230. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.810230

FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 3

CM improves immunological barrier function. (A) Hematoxylin-eosin stained sections of the duodenum, △ represents intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes, and ° represents intestinal epithelial cells. (B) The number of intraepithelial lymphocytes was counted and analyzed. (C,D) ELISA analysis of the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the duodenal mucosa. Control, pigs fed a basal diet; CM, pigs fed the basal diet supplemented with CM at 300 mg/kg. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM (n = 5). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.