Free Radical Scavenging Capacities and Alleviating Actions of Polysaccharides Extract of Termitomyces le-testui on Methylprednisolone-Induced Immunodepression in Rats

Figure 4

Microarchitecture of rat spleen of different groups (control and extract-treated groups). Normal group: untreated animals; negative: animals receiving methylprednisolone only. (a) Cross section of a rat spleen of control group showing the white pulp of the spleen with germinal center (B) and the red pulp (C) (H&E, X 100). (b) Cross section of a rat spleen of negative group showing white pulp (A) with poor germinal center (B) and the red pulp (C) (H&E, X 100). (c) Cross section of a rat spleen of 25 mg group showing white pulp (A) with very dense germinal center (B), marginal zone (D), and the red pulp (C) (H&E, X 100). (d) Cross section of a rat spleen of 50 mg group showing white pulp (A) with dense germinal center (B), marginal zone (D), and the red pulp (C) (H&E, X 100). (e) Cross section of a rat spleen of 50 mg group showing white pulp (A) with dense germinal center (B), marginal zone (D), and the red pulp (C) (H&E, X 100).

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