Regulating effect of Chinese herbal medicine on the peritoneal lymphatic stomata in enhancing ascites absorption of experimental hepatofibrotic mice

Figure 1 Light microscope observation of normal liver tissue in the control group. V: central vein. × 100

Figure 2 Light microscope observation of liver fibrosis tissue in model group. Lots of fibrous tissue (arrows) formed in liver. A large amount of inflammatory cells soaked into the intralobular and the interlobular (tsiangle). × 200

Figure 3 TEM observation of liver in the control (A) and model group (B). Lot of collagenous fiber (arrows) formed in model group. N: nucleus. A × 12000, B × 13500

Figure 4 Light microscope observation of liver fibrosis tissue in PA group (A) and TA group (B). The pathological changes of liver was rather lighter compared with the model. × 200

Figure 5 SEM observation of the peritoneal stomata (arrow) in the control group. The mesothelial cells (C) and locked stomata (triangle) of the diaphragmatic peritoneum in the mice. × 2000

Figure 6 SEM observation of mice diaphragmatic peritoneum in the prevention A group. Both diameter and distributive density of the peritoneal stomata (arrows) are significantly increased. × 2000

Figure 7 SEM observation of mice diaphragmatic peritoneum in the treatment A group. Both diameter and distributive density of the peritoneal stomata (arrow) are significantly increased. × 2000

Figure 8 SEM observation of mice diaphragmatic peritoneum in the treatment A group. Some erythrocytes (arrow) could be seen to pass through the lymphatic stomata. × 3000