Ammonia Exposure Induced Cilia Dysfunction of Nasal Mucosa in the Piglets

Figure 2

Histopathological analysis of nasal mucosa. (a) Results of H&E staining of nasal mucosa. . (b) Results of AB-PAS staining of mucus produced by goblet cells and submucosal glands (arrow). . (c) Immunohistochemical staining of MUC5AC protein in the surface epithelium of nasal mucosa (arrow). . (d) Immunohistochemical staining of MUC5B protein in nasal mucosa (arrow). . (e) Statistical analysis of thickness of nasal mucosa. The pictures used for statistics have the same size, pixel value, shooting conditions, and magnification for each group, and 10 to 15 stained sections from each group were analyzed. (f) qPCR results of MUC5AC. (g) qPCR results of MUC5B. Data from (f) and (g) were analyzed with Student’s -test, and the values were presented as . ; .