Fig. 2. Relative changes (percent of baseline; mean ± SD) in microcirculatory blood flow (MBF) in the mucosa of the stomach, jejunum, and colon in the septic group (continuous line) and in the control group (dotted line). In the septic group, peritonitis/sepsis was induced at t = 0, and at t = 240, intravenous fluids were administered to convert hypodynamic septic shock to hyperdynamic sepsis. The controls were neither exposed to sepsis at t = 0 nor to infusion of intravenous fluids at t = 240 min. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with baseline. #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 compared with the control group.