Research Article

Evaluation of Immunosuppressive Therapy Use for Tracheal Transplantation with Trachea-Mimetic Bellows Scaffolds in a Rabbit Model

Table 1

Body weight and scores of clinical assessment in rabbits.

GroupWeight (kg)Respiratory distress gradeAnorexiaDiarrhea

12.50 ± 0.050.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.0
21.65 ± 0.452.5 ±  2.25 ±  2.25 ±  
32.25 ± 0.231.25 ±  0.75 ±  0.5 ±  
42.27 ± 0.512.50 ±  1.0 ±  0.75 ±  

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (). Group 1: no medication, Group 2: 10 mg/kg cyclosporine, Group 3: 5 mg/kg azathioprine, and Group 4: 2.5 mg/kg azathioprine plus 5 mg/kg cyclosporine. different () from Group 1. different () from Group 3. different () from Group 4.