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Fig. 7 | Microbiome

Fig. 7

From: Uterine microbial communities and their potential role in the regulation of epithelium cell cycle and apoptosis in aged hens

Fig. 7

Effects of dietary antibiotic supplementation on uterine microenvironment in aged hens (n = 10). a Detection of cell apoptosis in uterine tissue using the TUNEL assay. Scale bar = 50 μm. b The proportion of cell apoptosis. c The level of B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) in the uterus mucosa. d Effects of dietary antibiotic supplementation on the morphological structure of the uterus. Scale bar = 100 μm. g–j Comparison of the microenvironment in terms of pH, lysozyme, MUC2, IL-6, IgA, and IgG. k Significantly enriched Gene Ontology (GO) terms of upregulated genes in the antibiotic group. l The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. NC, the negative control group; AB, the antibiotic group; NCC, the negative control cecum; ATC, the antibiotic cecum; NCU, the negative control uterus; ATU, the antibiotic uterus; MUC2: Mucin-2; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IgA: Immunoglobulin A; IgG: Immunoglobulin G

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