Gut-liver axis improves with meloxicam treatment after cirrhotic liver resection

Figure 3 Histopathological findings. HE staining of liver tissue at 24 h after liver resection of three groups: CG (A), BDL + M (B) and BDL (C); Immunohistochemical analysis of hepatocyte proliferation with Ki-67-positive nuclei, CG (D), BDL + M (E) and BDL (F), and COX-2 expression after liver resection, CG (G), BDL + M (H) and BDL (I) (× 400) (n = 5). CG: Control group; BDL: Bile duct ligation; BDL + M: BDL + meloxicam; HE: Hematoxylin and eosin; COX-2: Cyclooxigenase-2.