Research Article

The Effect of Iloprost and N-Acetylcysteine on Skeletal Muscle Injury in an Acute Aortic Ischemia-Reperfusion Model: An Experimental Study

Table 2

Histological findings of all groups.

Control groupI-R groupIloprost group NAC group

Loss of striation0122
Uncertainties in the peripheral nucleus0000NS
Necrosis0211
Cellular swelling0101
Edema0212
Fibrosis0212
Leukocyte accumulation in capillaries0221
Congestion0221
Hemorrhage0000NS
PMNL infiltration0311
Monocyte-macrophage infiltration0211

NS: not significant.