Figure 1.

RK-mediated hepatic protection in rats after acrylamide-induced hepatic disease. A micrograph of a liver section of a healthy control (A,B), showing the normal architecture of a hepatic lobule. The central vein is surrounded by hepatocytes, hepatic sinusoids, and the normal portal tract. (C,D) The liver sections of the acrylamide-treated group showing the disturbance of the hepatic lobules, vacuoles in the hepatocytes, massive lymphocyte infiltration in the portal, and periportal spaces with dilated and congested veins. (E,F) The RK-acrylamide-treated group showing the hepatic lobule that appeared more or less like normal; the portal tract associated with mild infiltration and hepatocytes appeared almost normal. H&E staining; scale bar: 20 mm. Adapted from [24].