Fig. 2

Colon sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin in control group (a), control treated with 150 mg/kg fucoidan (b), ulcerative colitis (UC, c) and UC treated with 150 mg/kg fucoidan (d). Mitotic figure was determined in 10 fields of high field power and expressed as mean ± standard deviation (e). Black arrows represented damaged intestinal glands, yellow arrows represented severe hemorrhage and red arrows represented inflammatory cell infiltration in the mucosa and the submucosa. * Significant difference as compared with control groups at p < 0.05. # Significant difference as compared with UC group at p < 0.05. Scale bar is 50 μm