Fig. 2

D. vulgaris worsen the damage of gut barrier induced by DSS. (a) H&E staining on the 17th and 24th days. (b) Alcian blue staining on the 17th and 24th days. (c-e) IHC results of E-cadherin, occluding, and ZO-1 on the 17th and 24th days. (f&g) mRNA expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin occluding, and ZO-1 on the 17th and 24th days by qPCR. (h&i) The measure of H2S in cecum content. Scale bar: 100 μm. n = 3. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01