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Table 1 Summary of changes in the ultrastructure of capillary endothelial cells in the brain cortex of rats with acute pancreatitis induced by l-ornithine

From: Blood–brain barrier dysfunction in l-ornithine induced acute pancreatitis in rats and the direct effect of l-ornithine on cultured brain endothelial cells

Brain capillary endothelial cells

Control

Acute pancreatitis

Number of images analyzed

28

28

Luminal membrane

Smooth

73%

62%

Protrusions

27%

38%

Glycocalyx

Intact

96%

31%

Discontinuous

4%

69%

Tight junctions

Intact

100%

86%

Discontinuous

0%

14%

Mitochondria

Intact

100%

26%

Altered

0%

74%

Vacuolization

Present

32%

85%

Basal membrane

Intact

94%

44%

Altered or dye leakage

6%

66%

  1. Values are shown in percentage of the analyzed images in the groups