Protective Effect of Tetrandrine on Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Figure 4

Apoptosis and necrosis of pancreatic acinar cells. (a) Apoptosis rates of pancreatic acinar cells. The apoptosis rates of pancreatic acinar cells were significantly higher in the M group than in the N and S groups. The groups treated with Ver or Tet exhibited higher apoptosis rates than the M group; (b) necrosis rates of pancreatic acinar cells. Necrosis of pancreatic cells was clearly evident after the induction of the SAP model, and necrosis rates were lower among cells treated with Ver or Tet than among untreated cells; (c) flow cytometry plots of acinar cell apoptosis ( versus normal group; versus model group).

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