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The present study evaluated histomorphometric alterations of the small intestine in mice experimentally infected with\n                      <jats:italic>Strongyloides venezuelensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and treated with\n                      <jats:italic>Rosmarinus officinalis<\/jats:italic>\n                      essential oil.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Infected animals were treated orally with\n                      <jats:italic>R. officinalis<\/jats:italic>\n                      essential oil (200 or 400\u00a0mg\/kg), ivermectin or control treatments. Histomorphometric parameters of the small intestine were evaluated, including villus height, epithelial height, crypt depth, muscular layer thickness, brush border height and goblet cell counts. Parasitological parameters were also assessed to characterize the infection model.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Histomorphometric analysis demonstrated that treatment with essential oil at 200\u00a0mg\/kg was associated with recovery of villus and epithelial height, increased brush border and goblet cell numbers, as well as attenuation of muscular layer hypertrophy, suggesting preservation of mucosal structure during infection. The 400\u00a0mg\/kg dose, although associated with greater reduction in parasite burden, was accompanied by increased crypt depth, indicating more intense proliferative remodeling of the intestinal mucosa. 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