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Table 1 Morphometric characteristics of the examined tissues in the experimental groups

From: Erythropoietin enhances the effects of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells in an experimental model of endotoxemia

 

Controls

LPS

LPS + MSCs

LPS + EPO

LPS + EPO +MSCs

Alveolar septal thickening (μM)

10.32 ± 2.05

31.25 ± 2.9

15.3 ± 2.29*

28.6 ± 4.1

10.82 ± 1.08**

Kidney tubular dystrophy (point)

0

2.54 ± 0.31

2.22 ± 0.29

1.90 ± 0.12*

0.74 ± 0.19**

T-lymphocyte volume in thymus cortex (%)

86.24 ± 2.88

34.59 ± 1.34

49.37 ± 2.16

38.21 ± 1.73

81.48 ± 2.63**

Spleen white pulp volume (%)

23.95 ± 2.8

11.15 ± 3.8

19.9 ± 2.92

22.8 ± 0.98

27.15 ± 2.89*

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with LPS group.