Does Inhalation of Virgin Coconut Oil Accelerate Reversal of Airway Remodelling in an Allergic Model of Asthma?

Figure 4

Staining of goblet cells. (a): (A) Control, (B) OVA-induced injury, (C) VCO as a rescue agent, and (D) VCO as preventive agent groups. Goblet cells (black arrow) present in all treatment groups but at different densities. Positive staining for goblet cells are indicated by blue colour for acid mucus, red colour for neutral mucus, and magenta colour for mixed mucus. C, cartilage; SM, smooth muscle; E, epithelium; L, airway lumen. (b) Distribution of goblet cells in different treatment groups. The boxplot shows the mean ± SD for each treatment group. Morphometric analysis of the goblet cells in each treatment group revealed significant differences between control animals and the OVA-induced injury group (), control animals versus the VCO as a preventive agent group (), and OVA-induced injury versus VCO as a rescue agent group (). (c) Morphometric analysis of the goblet cell counts. was considered to be statistically significant.