Oral Administration of Escin Inhibits Acute Inflammation and Reduces Intestinal Mucosal Injury in Animal Models

Figure 3

Effects of escin after oral administration on histological pathology of the edema paws in rats. Tissues of the right-hind paw were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H-E). (a) Vehicle group; (b) Dex group; (c) escin (i.v., 1.8 mg/kg) group; (d) escin (p.o., 10 mg/kg) group. Arrows indicate the inflammatory cells ( for each group, magnification, 400x; Olympus BX41, Japan).

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