Sheng-jiang powder ameliorates obesity-induced pancreatic inflammatory injury via stimulating activation of the AMPK signalling pathway in rats

Figure 3 Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells and transforming growth factor beta expression in pancreatic tissues. A: Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) expression in pancreatic acinar cells and inflammatory cells; B: Immunohistochemistry assay for NF-κB expression; C: Immunohistochemistry assay for TGF-β expression. Negative: Blue; Positive: Yellow-brown. The results are presented as the mean ± SD. ^aP < 0.05 vs NG; ^bP < 0.05 vs HLG. NF-κB: Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; TGF-β: Transforming growth factor beta; NG: Normal group; HLG: High-fat diet group; HSG: High-fat diet group treated with Sheng-jiang powder; N/P ratio: Nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio; AC: Acinar cells; IC: Inflammatory cells.