Figure 4

Histopathological examination of the small intestine sections using Hematoxylin and eosin stains at the light microscopic level. A microscopic representative sample of groups: Normal control; Diseased Control; treatment groups: 5-FU (50 mg/kg); KMP (50 mg/kg): 5FU (HD) (50 mg/kg) + KMP (50 mg/kg); 5FU (LD) (25 mg/kg) + KMP (50 mg/kg) (Magnification 10 ×) (Scale bar 200 μm). → represents infiltration of inflammatory cells in the lamina propia; *represents evidence of inflammation and necrosis; dotted arrow represents swollen crypts with infiltration of inflammatory cells.