Fig. 2

Effects of β-glucan on gross morphology, pathological morphology, histological scoring of intestinal tissue, and the expression of inflammatory cytokines. a Gross morphology of the intestine tissues of neonatal mice in the three groups. b Images of hematoxylin and eosin staining under light microscopy. Magnification × 40. c Comparison of gut histopathological injury scores among the three groups. Control (n = 6), NEC (n = 6), and β-glucan (n = 6). d–g The relative mRNA expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, n = 6–8 in each group *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001