Clearance of Free Silica in Rat Lungs by Spraying with Chinese Herbal Kombucha

Table 5

The impact of the various treatments on hydroxyproline levels in the lungs of silica-exposed rats.

Treatment	Number of animals	Hydroxyproline level (mg/g*)
		Day 30	Day 50
Chinese herbal Kombucha	6	0.45±0.18	0.73±0.22^▵
Kombucha	6	0.50±0.14^▵	0.75±0.12^▵
Tetrandrine	6	0.37±0.09	0.56±0.17
Positive control	6	0.45±0.09	0.79±0.28^▵
Negative control	6	0.34±0.05	0.40±0.06

▵Value differs significantly from that for the negative control group (𝑃<0.05).
*Milligrams of hydroxyproline per gram of lung tissue.