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From: Dietary glutamine supplementation prevents mucosal injury and modulates intestinal epithelial restitution following acetic acid induced intestinal injury in rats

Figure 5

Effect of acetic acid and oral glutamine on crypt cell proliferation. 5-BrdU incorporation into proliferating jejunal and ileal crypt cells was detected with a goat anti-BrdU antibody. The representative sections (on the right side) demonstrate that cell proliferation decreased following AA-damage compared to control animals. Following administration of oral glutamine, AA-rats demonstrated a marked increase in a number of proliferating cells compared to AA non-treated animals. Values are mean ± SEM. CONTR-control; AA- acetic acid; GLN- glutamine. * P < 0.05 vs CONTR rats, † P < 0.05 AA-GLN vs AA rats.

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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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