Research Article

Calycosin Improves Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Function after Gastrectomy in Rats through Alleviating Bacterial Translocation, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress

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Calycosin decreases apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells of rats with gastrectomy. (a) TUNEL staining of the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells of control, sham, model, and 20, 40, or 80 mg/kg calycosin group (bar, 50 μm). Magnification, 200x. (b) Quantification of apoptotic levels of intestinal epithelial cells of control, sham, model, and 20, 40 or 80 mg/kg calycosin group (ns: not significant; ; ; ).
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