Specific Link between Lung and Large Intestine: A New Perspective on Neuropeptide Secretion in Lung with Herbal Laxative Stimulation

Table 11

NKA levels in lung, large intestine, stomach, kidney, spleen, heart, brain, and liver tissues of asthma mice (pg/mg, 𝑛=6, mean ± SD).

Groups	Lung	Large intestine	Stomach	Kidney	Spleen	Heart	Brain	Liver
Control group	0.88±0.23	0.27±0.06	0.39±0.08	0.24±0.03	0.30±0.05	0.41±0.05	0.26±0.06	0.17±0.03
Model group (OVA)	0.87±0.07	0.28±0.06	0.37±0.06	0.21±0.05	0.27±0.06	0.30±0.03^∗	0.25±0.03	0.14±0.01^∗
Mangxiao group; (OVA + Mangxiao)	0.75±0.09	0.19±0.05^#	0.30±0.02	0.24±0.04	0.30±0.04	0.29±0.05	0.25±0.05	0.15±0.03

Means labeled with superscripts were significantly different. *𝑃<0.05 versus control group, ^#𝑃<0.05 versus model group.