Changes in the number of CD11c⁺ DCs and CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells in the Peyer's patches of rats in the VAD group and rats of the four VAS groups in the presence or absence of LPS (n = 16)

<p>. A) The effects of VAS and LPS treatment on the percentage of CD11c⁺DCs cells in the PPs of the rats in the five groups. B) The number of CD11c⁺DCs cells was significantly higher in the rats in the combined VAS1 group compared with the rats in the combined VAD group. C) The effects of VAS and LPS treatment on the percentage of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells in the PPs of the rats in the five groups. D) No differences were found in the percentage of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells between the rats in the combined VAD group and the rats in the four VAS groups. The values are the means±SD, and ***<i>P</i><0.001; n.s. = not significant in post hoc tests.