Morphological Findings in Trophozoites during Amoebic Abscess Development in Misoprostol-Treated BALB/c Mice

Figure 3

Effect of MPL treatment in ALA formation in BALB/c mice at four days postinfection. Histological changes in mice infected without MPL treatment. (a) Small foci of inflammatory infiltrate in the liver. Original magnification 10x. (b) Cellular infiltrate composed mainly by polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Original magnification 40x. Histological changes in infected mice and MPL-treated mice. (c) Granuloma with a necrotic center, inflammatory infiltrate, and trophozoites in the periphery. Original magnification 10x. (d) Cellular infiltrate near to trophozoites. Original magnification 40x. H&E stain.