Fig. 2. ST improved intestinal barrier function in HFD fed rats.
a AB-PAS staining of ileum and colon, Scale bar: 100 μm; b immunohistochemistry of occludin and ZO-1 protein in ileum, Scale bar: 200 μm; c the α-diversity index (chao1) of gut microbiota; d the β-diversity analysis (PCoA) of gut microbiota; e relative abundance of biomarker genra in family level and genus level. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. One-way ANOVA was used to analyze statistical differences; compared with control group, #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01; compared with HFD group, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.