Use of butyrate or glutamine in enema solution reduces inflammation and fibrosis in experimental diversion colitis

Figure 4 Quantitative analysis of goblet cells using periodic acid-schiff-stained slides of diverted colon samples obtained at 8 wk. Images show a significant reduction in the number of goblet cells in slides from animals with placebo-treated (A) colitis compared to (B) glutamine-treated, butyrate-treated(C) and control animals (D). Images were captured at ×100 magnification. In the slides, bars represent 50 μm. In the graph (E), horizontal bars represent medians, boxes represent the 25th and 75th percentiles, and vertical bars represent ranges. Significant differences are noted (n = 6 in each group).