Figure 2From: Soybean and fish oil mixture increases IL-10, protects against DNA damage and decreases colonic inflammation in rats with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) colitisHistology (hematoxylin-eosin, magnification, × 200) of colonic samples taken from Wistar rats receiving 3% DSS for 7 days and water for 5 days. (A) Control group, fed control diet, showed ulceration of epithelial superficies (black arrow), intense inflammatory cellular infiltration (white arrow) and destruction of colonic architecture; (B) Fish group, fed fish diet, showed basal lamina edema and moderate cellular infiltrate (arrow); (C) Soybean/Fish group, fed soybean/fish diet showed light cellular infiltrate (arrow). The soybean/fish diet was more efficient than the fish diet in attenuating morphologic damage and preserving colonic architecture.Back to article page