Figure 3 Low-grade inflammation in FGID Figure 3 | Low-grade inflammation in FGID. a | Increased numbers of tryptase-positive mast cells (brown staining) in the colon of patients with IBS. b | Expansion of duodenal eosinophils in the duodenal mucosa of patient with functional dyspepsia. c | Eosinophil degranulation in duodenal mucosa of a patient with functional dyspepsia (carbol chromotrope stain, arrow) adjacent to nerves (S100 immunostaining, arrowhead). Inset: intact eosinophil. Magnification for parts a and b ×20, for part c ×40 and inset ×100. FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorder. Powell, N. et al. (2017) The mucosal immune system: master regulator of bidirectional gut–brain communications Nat. Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2016.191