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Fig. 5

From: Oral administration of antimicrobial peptide MPX can effectively regulate LPS-mediated testicular oxidative stress and blood‒testis barrier damage

Fig. 5

Effect of oral administration of the antimicrobial peptide MPX on LPS-induced blood‒testis barrier damage. (A) H&E staining was used to observe the therapeutic effect of MPX on LPS-induced testicular pathological injury on Days 20 and 40. (B) Sperm counting statistics of the epididymides after MPX treatment at Days 20 and 40. (C) Sperm scoring after MPX treatment (Johnsen’s score) at Days 20 and 40. (D) Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the effect of MPX treatment on LPS-induced tight junction (TJ) barrier damage at Days 20 and 40. (E) Effect of MPX treatment on BTB width at Days 20 and 40 (n = 10 mice/group).

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