Table 1

Electron microscopy changes in proximal tubules.

Control

LPS

Amrinone+ LPS

Intracellular edema

0.5 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.3*

0.7 ± 0.2

Mitochondrial integrity

0.4 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.4*

0.8 ± 0.3

* P < 0.05 versus control or Amrinone+ LPS.

Choi et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:80   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-80