Multicomponent Therapeutics of Berberine Alkaloids

Figure 9

Bacterial density in kidney, lung, and brain tissues. (a) Pathogen-free female ICR mice; (b) MRSA-infected ICR mice; (c) brain tissue of died or killed mice; (d) lung tissue of died or killed mice; (e) kidney tissue of died or killed mice; (f) micrograph; (g) colony counts on day 12 (log cfu). (a: cefoxitin group; b: optimal combination in this study group; c: combination in Rhizoma Coptidis group; d: combination in Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex group; e: combination in Berberidis Radix group; f: geometric proportion of alkaloids group; g: placebo group).