Kidney-Tonifying Recipe Can Repair Alterations in Adrenal Medullary Chromaffin Cells in Asthmatic Rats
Figure 5
Changes in PNMT and peripherin protein expression in adrenal medulla of rats in response to induced asthma and KTR treatment. The expressions of PNMT and peripherin in the adrenal medulla of rats were detected by immunohistochemistry. Representative images of immunostaining (DAB, 100x) for PNMT are presented for control rats (a), asthmatic rats (b), and KTR-treated asthmatic rats (c). Representative images of immunostaining (DAB, 100x) for peripherin are presented for control rats (e), asthmatic rats (f), and KTR-treated asthmatic rats (g). Bar graphs on the right panels represent the average optical density of PNMT (d) and peripherin (h). The values are presented as means ± SD (). *indicates significant difference compared to the control group (); ▲indicates significant difference between KTR-treatment and asthma groups ().
