Figure 1.

NEFA level and lung injury manifestations in three groups. (A) Plasma level of NEFA in three groups. (B–D) Histopathological changes of lung tissues in three groups (HE, X200). (B) The control group shows normal lung architecture. (C) The OA group shows the early pathological changes of ALI. (D) The GL+OA group shows less damage than OA group. Blue arrows denote bleeding; yellow arrows point to inflammatory cells; red arrows indicate hyaline membrane. (E) Lung injury scores in three groups. Data are presented as median (range, min–max) (n=6/group). *P=0.022(A), *P=0.000(E), OA group versus NC group. **P=0.028(A), GL+OA group versus OA group. ^#P=0.017(E), GL+OA group versus NC group.

Abbreviations: NC, negative control; OA, oleic acid; GL, glibenclamide; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acid.