A Novel Diabetic Murine Model of Candida albicans-Induced Mucosal Inflammation and Proliferation
Figure 2
Mucosal hyperplasia and squamous cell carcinoma induced by C. albicans. (a) Normal forestomach mucosa in the C group. Scale bar, 500 μm. (b) Mild hyperplasia of mucosal squamous epithelium in the AL group. Scale bar, 500 μm. (c) Severe hyperplasia of forestomach mucosal squamous epithelium in the AC group. Neutrophils accumulate in surface mucosal epithelial layer, and lymphocytes and plasma cells infiltrate throughout the entire submucosal layer. Scale bar, 500 μm. (d) Squamous cell carcinoma of the forestomach in the AC group. Scale bar, 100 μm.
