Chronic Consumption of Sweeteners and Its Effect on Glycaemia, Cytokines, Hormones, and Lymphocytes of GALT in CD1 Mice

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Percentage of Peyer’s patches lymphocytes from the small intestine of CD1 mice, supplemented with sweeteners at 3 (baseline), 9 (middle), and 15 (final) weeks of age. (a) CD3⁺ lymphocytes, (b) CD19⁺ lymphocytes, and (c) IgA⁺ plasma cells. The values represent the mean ± SD. One-way was performed to compare the differences between the subgroups. The differences were considered significant with a value of . CL (Control), SUC (Sucrose), SUCL (Sucralose), and ST (Stevia). Peyer’s patches B and T cells from the small intestine of CD1 mice supplemented with sweeteners for 9th weeks. (d) Representative Dot-Plots of CD3⁺, CD19⁺/B220⁺, and IgA⁺ plasma cells on lamina propria lymphocytes isolated from small intestine at 9th weeks of age supplemented with sweeteners as described in Material and Methods.

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