Anti-Inflammatory, Immunomodulatory, and Heme Oxygenase-1 Inhibitory Activities of Ravan Napas, a Formulation of Uighur Traditional Medicine, in a Rat Model of Allergic Asthma
Figure 2
Effect of Ravan Napas (RN) on the recruitment of inflammatory cells in BALF obtained from OVA-induced rat model of asthma. Rat Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) was harvested during the 24 h after last OVA challenge. All rats were sensitized with OVA: (a) total leucocytes, (b) lymphocytes and neutrophils, and (c) eosinophils. Normal: rats sensitized with OVA and challenged with saline. Control: rats sensitized and challenged with OVA. DXM: OVA-sensitized and challenged rats treated with Dexamethasone (10 mg/kg). RN-1: OVA-sensitized and challenged rats treated with RN (0.25 g/kg/day). RN-2: OVA-sensitized and challenged rats treated with RN (0.5 g/kg/day). Data are expressed as , rats per treatment group. versus Normal; versus Control.
