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

Table 6

SP 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	5.92±0.58	3.08±0.26	2.98±1.03	1.80±0.54	2.78±0.52	3.47±0.40	2.48±0.60	1.62±0.32
Model group (OVA)	7.27±1.76^∗	1.74±0.26^∗	3.10±0.75	1.89±0.44	2.25±0.28	2.13±0.24^∗	2.08±0.61	0.99±0.13^∗
Mangxiao group; (OVA + Mangxiao)	5.29±2.37^#	2.49±0.73^#	4.01±0.99^#	1.88±0.28	2.38±0.65	2.05±0.72	2.13±0.24	0.78±0.22

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