Fig. 2

Effects of carnitine supplementation on mitochondrial injury in the hepatocytes of burned rats. Representative transmission electron microscopy images of hepatocytes from normal (A), burned rats (B), and carnitine-treated burned rats (C) are shown. Serum levels of OCT (D) and β-HB (E) are shown. The oxygen consumption rate (OCR) of the mitochondria in the liver tissues is shown in (F). Changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential (∆Ψm) in the liver tissues of the normal, burn, and burn + carnitine rats were analyzed via flow cytometry, and the results are shown in (G) and (H). The relative mitochondrial membrane potential in the control is set at 100%. Data are presented as means ± SD. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; and ***, P < 0.001 versus the control group; ##, P < 0.01 versus the burn group