Milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 alleviates liver injury in severe acute pancreatitis by restoring autophagy flux and inhibiting ferroptosis in hepatocytes

Figure 1 Serum milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 concentration was negatively correlated with the inflammatory severity in acute pancreatitis patients. Blood samples from 134 acute pancreatitis patients were collected, and serum milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 (MFG-E8) levels were measured. A: Correlation analysis of serum MFG-E8 levels and serum white blood cell levels; B: Correlation analysis of serum MFG-E8 levels and serum procalcitonin levels; C: Correlation analysis of serum MFG-E8 levels and multiple organ failure syndrome scores. WBC: White blood cells; PCT: Procalcitonin; MODS: Multiple organ failure syndrome; MFG-E8: Milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8.