A Novel Diabetic Murine Model of Candida albicans-Induced Mucosal Inflammation and Proliferation

Table 2

Histopathologic findings of inflammatory changes in the forestomach.

	AC	AL	C
Effective number of rats	15	14	10
Suppurative inflammation in mucosa	13 (86.7%)^**##	4 (28.6%)^##	0
+	2 (13.3%)	1 (7.1%)
++	6 (40%)	3 (21.4%)
+++	5 (33.3%)
Chronic inflammation in submucosa	13 (86.7%)^**##	4 (28.6%)^##	0
+	9 (60%)	4 (28.6%)
++	4 (26.7%)	0
C. albicans infection	13 (86.7%)^**##	4 (28.6%)^##	0
Bacterial infection	15 (100%)	14 (100%)	10 (100%)

 **Significantly different from AL group, 𝑃<0.01. 　
^##Significantly different from C group, 𝑃<0.01.