Figure 5. Micrography of hypothalamic coronal sections showing the Arcuate Nucleus (10X) of mice fed with A) Standard Diet (SD), B) Standard Diet with Cactus Flour (SD-CF) , C) High Fat Diet (HFD) and D) High Fat Diet with Cactus Flour (HFD-CF). 3V is the third ventricle. E) Total microglial density (cell number/mm2) in the arcuate nucleus and F) Activated microglial density (cell number/mm2) in the arcuate Nucleus of SD, SD-CF, HFD and HFD-CF groups. Data were analyzed with one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test, shown in means ± SEM n=7, *P≤0.05 vs SD : Addition of Opuntia ficus-indica Reduces Hypothalamic Microglial Activation and Improves Metabolic Alterations in Obese Mice Exposed to a High-fat Diet : Science and Education Publishing

Figure 5. Micrography of hypothalamic coronal sections showing the Arcuate Nucleus (10X) of mice fed with A) Standard Diet (SD), B) Standard Diet with Cactus Flour (SD-CF) , C) High Fat Diet (HFD) and D) High Fat Diet with Cactus Flour (HFD-CF). 3V is the third ventricle. E) Total microglial density (cell number/mm²) in the arcuate nucleus and F) Activated microglial density (cell number/mm²) in the arcuate Nucleus of SD, SD-CF, HFD and HFD-CF groups. Data were analyzed with one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test, shown in means ± SEM n=7, *P≤0.05 vs SD

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2020, 8(9), 473-483 doi:10.12691/jfnr-8-9-4