Antiasthmatic Effects of Herbal Complex MA and Its Fermented Product MA128

Figure 3

Histological analysis of lung sections. (a) Effect of MA and MA128 on histology of lung tissue (H&E, M-T and PAS staining) in lung cells of the OVA-induced murine model of asthma; (b) total index number of normal to damage (0 to 2); (c) mean number of PAS-positive cells/mm of bronchiolar basement (PAS staining). H&E: hematoxylin-eosin stain, M-T: Masson trichrome stain, PAS: periodic acid-Schiff stain, Normal: normal Balb/c mice, OVA-CT: Ovalbumin inhalation + vehicle, OVA + CsA (10 mg/kg), OVA + MA (300 mg/kg), OVA + MA128 (300 mg/kg). *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, ***𝑃<0.001 for control group versus treatment groups.

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