Tempol, a Membrane-Permeable Radical Scavenger, Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory and Cardioprotective Effects in the Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis Rat Model

Table 1

Histological findings in the pancreas observed in rats with or without cerulein and treated with saline or tempol.

	Edema; (0–3)	Vacuolisation; (0–3)	Infiltration; (0–3)	Necrosis; (0–3)
Control	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Tempol	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Cerulein	2.5 (2-3)	2.5 (1–3)	2 (1–3)	1 (0–2)
Tempol + cerulein	2 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	1 (0–2)	0 (0-1)

Median scores with ranges (min–max) of the results on 6 animals in each group are shown. versus control, versus cerulein alone (analysis of variance followed by the Kruskal-Wallis test).