Research Article

Ginsenoside Rg1 Ameliorates Cigarette Smoke-Induced Airway Fibrosis by Suppressing the TGF-β1/Smad Pathway In Vivo and In Vitro

Table 1

Comparison of mean alveoli number (MAN) and mean linear intercept (MLI) in rats of the four groups.

GroupMAN (×106/m2)MLI (×10−6/m)

Sham10356.7 ± 20.5746.68 ± 3.23
Sham + Rg110345.9 ± 17.4448.17 ± 2.51
COPD10
COPD + Rg110

versus the Sham group; versus the COPD group.