Figure 2.

Morphologic changes in pancreatic tissue at 12 hours and pancreatic histopathological scores in all groups of rats. Representative hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections were examined by light microscopy (original magnification, ×200). (a) Sham-operation (SO) group; (b) severe acute pancreatitis model (SAP) group; (c) 4-PBA treatment (4-PBA) group. (d) Comparison of the total pathological scores of the pancreas in all groups. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation. ^∗ P < 0.05 versus SO group; ^# P < 0.05 versus SAP group.