Figure 5

The effect of pretreatment with Yiqifumai on the histology of rat intestine. The morphology of intestine was examined 72 h after LPS infusion. In Control group (A), intestine mucosa was lined by densely and regularly packed villi with continuous basement membrane. No hemorrhage or swollen villus was observed. In LPS group (B), evident villus denudation (a) and swelling (b) was noted. Pretreatment with Yiqifumai significantly ameliorated the LPS-induced intestine damage (C), although some villus denudations remained.