Effect of Emodin on Preventing Postoperative Intra-Abdominal Adhesion Formation

Figure 2

Emodin treatment reduced postoperative intra-abdominal collagen deposition seven days after operation. The magnification is 100× (; compared with the control group, and ). (a) Masson staining of the different groups (double-headed black arrows indicate adhesive tissues). (b) Immunohistochemical staining of MMP-9 among the different groups (double-headed black arrows indicate adhesive tissues). (c) Immunohistochemical staining of α-SMA (double-headed black arrows indicate adhesive tissue). (d) The score obtained from Masson staining shows that the thickness of the adhesion layer is thinner in the emodin-treated groups than in the other groups (, abnormally distributed, Kruskal-Wallis test). (e) The score of MMP-9 staining among different groups (total , abnormally distributed, Kruskal-Wallis test). (f) The score of α-SMA staining among different groups (total , abnormally distributed, Kruskal-Wallis test).

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