Brazilian Green Propolis: Anti-Inflammatory Property by an Immunomodulatory Activity
Figure 5
The cellular profile of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of mice with lung inflammation induced by LPS. Balb/c mice that were treated orally for 4 days with a daily dose of 5 mg/kg were compared to controls, which received apyrogen water at the same intervals. Induction was done for three consecutive days. One day before the induction of inflammation by LPS, animals were treated with apyrogen water (control), maintained for four days, and then the animals were sacrificed 24 hours after the last LPS treatment, when the bronchoalveolar lavage was performed. (a) The number of cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of mice with pulmonary inflammation induced by LPS intranasally (in.). (b) The percentage of cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of mice with pulmonary inflammation induced by LPS intranasally (in.). The data represent the mean ± SD of six animals/group. compared to control group treated with propolis extracts from Apis mellifera. @lymphocytes, compared to control.
