Mesenteric Lymph Duct Drainage Attenuates Lung Inflammatory Injury and Inhibits Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Septic Rats

Figure 1

Morphologic changes of lung and evaluation of lung injury under light microscopy (magnification, ×100). There was no evidence of lung injury in the control group (a) and sham surgery group (b). In contrast, evidence of increased interstitial edema and inflammatory dell infiltration was found in the sepsis group (c). The injury degree of interstitial edema and inflammatory cell infiltration was ameliorated in the sepsis+MLD group (d). The data of the lung injury score are expressed as , (e). Results were compared by one-way ANOVA with Student-Newman-Keul’s posthoc test. vs. control group; ^# vs. sepsis group.

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