Fig. 5
From: Antibacterial effect of vitamin C against uropathogenic E. coli in vitro and in vivo
Histological picture of rat kidney tissue. Histopathology was taken on the second day after treatment or forth day after E. coli inoculation. A UTI group showed severe inflammation and marked inflammatory infiltrates. B UTI + C group showed mild inflammation in the form of infiltration of the interstitial tissue with inflammatory cells (black arrow). C UTI + N group showed cloudy swelling (a mild form of cell injury) of the tubules with a closed lumen (black arrow). D UTI + N + C group there is decreased cloudy swelling with a reformation of the lumen (black Arrow) and absence of inflammation