Vitamin A Inhibits Development of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis and Colon Cancer in a Mouse Model

<div>(a) Immunohistochemical <i>α</i>-smooth muscle actin (<i>α</i>-SMA)<sup>+</sup> subepithelial myofibroblasts (brown) in the colonic mucosa (left, vitamin A-supplemented mouse, and right, vitamin A-deficient mouse). (b) Summary of <i>α</i>-SMA<sup>+</sup> subepithelial myofibroblasts in the colonic mucosa.</div>

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Figure 2: Vitamin A Inhibits Development of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis and Colon Cancer in a Mouse Model 