Prolonged mechanical ventilation worsens sepsis-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction in the rat - Fig 2

<p><b>Proportion of diaphragm myofibers in which intramyocellular fat droplets was observed (panel A) and diaphragm cross-sectional area (<i>CSA</i>) of type I (panel B), type IIa, (panel C) and type IIx fibres (panel D) in the four experimental groups.</b> ORO = Oil Red O; Control = spontaneous ventilation without endotoxemia; MV = mechanical ventilation without sepsis; SV-LPS = endotoxemia with spontaneous ventilation; MV-LPS = endotoxemia with mechanical ventilation. Results are presented in the form of box plots as well as individual values. Boxes are drawn between the first and third quartiles of the distribution, black bars indicate the median, and whiskers indicate the minimum and maximum values, n > 4 per group. *: P<0.05 versus Control; †: P<0.05 versus MV.