Nanoliposome-encapsulated phenolic-rich fraction from Alcea rosea as a dietary phytobiotic in mice challenged by Escherichia coli

Table 5 Morphometric analysis of the ileum under different treatment conditions

Parameters	T1	T2	T3	T4	SEM
Villus height (μm)	438.2^a	327.6^d	396.2^c	414.8^b	6.41
Villus width (μm)	115.1^a	89.6^d	94.2^c	100.7^b	4.23
Crypt depth (μm)	140.3^d	192.8^a	182.1^b	169.7^c	4.66
Mean number of goblet cells	5.5^a	3.7^c	4.3^b	4.4^b	0.47

T1: normal diet. T2: normal diet + infection by E. coli (O157: H7) on day 21. T3: a normal diet enriched by a nonencapsulated phenolic-rich fraction (10 mg TPC/kg BW/day) + infection by E. coli (O157: H7) on day 21. T4: a normal diet enriched by a nanoliposome-encapsulated phenolic-rich fraction (10 mg TPC/kg BW/day) + infection by E. coli (O157:H7) on day 21
Letters a, b, c, and d in the same row represent a significant difference (p < 0.05)
The analyses were performed in triplicates

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