FIGURE 3.
Lactobacillus delbrueckii CIDCA 133 mitigates 5-FU-induced epithelial architecture damage. (A) Histopathological images of mouse ileum (objective: × 20, scale 100 μm), (B) histopathological score, (C) villus height, (D) crypt depth, (E) villus height to crypt depth ratio, and (F) small intestine length. Different letters (A–C) indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) by Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s post hoc test (B) or ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test (C–F). Geometric symbols show animal numbers evaluated in each experimental group. ns indicates no significant difference (p > 0.05).