Effect of normothermic liver ischemic preconditioning on the expression of apoptosis-regulating genes C-jun and Bcl-XL in rats

Figure 3 A: Large extent of patch necrosis of liver tissue and severe hydropic degeneration of hepatocytes at 6-h point in IR group (stained with hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×600); B: No apparent necrosis of hepatocytes and only mild hydropic degeneration of hepatocytes at 6-h point in IP group (stained with hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification ×600); C: The ultrastructural features of apoptotic hepatic cells were recognized as shrinkage of cytoplasm, condensation of nucleus, chromatin margination and vesicular mitochondria at 6-h point in IR group (electron microscopy; original magnification ×6000); D: The ultrastructural changes of hepatocyte were found as slightly swollen mitochondria and no vesiculation were observed at 6-h point in IP group (electron microscopy; original magnification ×6000).