Research Article

Evaluating the Ameliorative Potential of Quercetin against the Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Wistar Rats

Table 2

Total leukocyte count and percentage leukocyte subset in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of rats from control and treatment groups.

Experimental groupTotal cells
(×106 mL−1)
Macrophage (%)Neutrophils (%)Eosinophil (%)Lymphocytes (%)

Control
Bleomycin
Bleomycin + quercetin

Values are given as mean ± SE for groups of four rats each, *P ≤ 0.05 versus control group, #P ≤ 0.05 versus bleomycin group.