The Chinese Herbal Medicine Formula Sheng-Fei-Yu-Chuan-Tang Suppresses Th2 Responses and Increases IFNγ in Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Induced Chronic Asthmatic Mice
Figure 2
The effects of SFYCT on Der-p-induced airway inflammation, goblet cell hyperplasia, mucus hypersecretion, and collagen deposition in lung tissue of mice. (a) H&E stain and inflammatory score show the histopathologic change and inflamatory cell infiltration around the blood vessels of mice. (b) PAS stain shows the mucus of goblet cells in the airway of mice. Goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus plug in airway from PBS sham treated mouse and nontreated or SFYCT treated Der p mouse. (c) Collagen levels in the lung of mice were determined as described in Section 2. Values represent the means ± SE of 6 mice. * compares with Naive group; # compare with Der p group.
