Network pharmacology and in vivo study: Unraveling the therapeutic mechanisms of Panax ginseng in potentially treating ulcerative colitis

Figure 6 Panaxadiol maintained the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier in mice with dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. A: Alcian blue and periodic acid-Schiff staining (× 40); B-D: Immunohistochemistry analyses of claudin-1, occludin, and ZO-1 (× 100 magnification). Data are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 8). ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01; DSS: Dextran sulfate sodium; PD: Panaxadiol.