Fig. 4.

Wet/dry weight ratio of pancreatic and lung tissues in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). (a) The pancreas wet : dry weight (W/D) ratio was obtained to evaluate pancreas oedema. The W/D ratio in pancreas was determined 12 h after the induction of SAP (n = 12 for each group). (b) Effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) on the lung W/D ratio of taurocholate-treated rats. The lung W/D ratio 12 h following taurocholate administration was shown for each group (n = 12 for each group). The data are expressed as the means ± standard error. *P < 0·05 versus control group and †P < 0·05 versus SAP group, as tested by one-way analysis of variance (anova). Cont: control.