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Table 2 Findings on transmission electron microscopy of diaphragm tissue

From: Comparison between effects of pressure support and pressure-controlled ventilation on lung and diaphragmatic damage in experimental emphysema

Group

Fibrillar disarrangement

Thickened Z-line

Smooth cell proliferation

Abnormal mitochondria

Enlarged ER

Control

PCV

1.0 (1.0–1.5)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

PSV

2.0 (1.5–3.0)

2.0 (1.5–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.5)

Emphysema

PCV

6.0 (6.0–7.5)*

6.0 (4.0–6.0)

4.0 (2.0–4.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.5)*

4.0 (2.0–6.0)

PSV

12.0 (12.0–16.0)**, ***

6.0 (5.0–6.0)**

2.0 (1.5–4.0)

16.0 (16.0–16.0)**, ***

16.0 (16.0–16.0)**, ***

  1. Values are median (interquartile range) of five animals in each group
  2. PCV pressure-controlled ventilation, PSV pressure support ventilation, ER endoplasmic reticulum
  3. *Significantly different from control-PCV (p < 0.05); **significantly different from control-PSV (p < 0.05); ***significantly different from emphysema-PCV (p < 0.05)