Specific Link between Lung and Large Intestine: A New Perspective on Neuropeptide Secretion in Lung with Herbal Laxative Stimulation

Table 7

VIP levels in lung, large intestine, stomach, kidney, spleen, heart, brain, and liver tissues of asthma mice (pg/mg, 𝑛=6, mean ± SD).

Groups	Lung	Large intestine	Stomach	Kidney	Spleen	Heart	Brain	Liver
Control group	5.84±0.35	2.10±0.36	3.22±0.35	1.53±0.27	1.90±0.27	2.74±0.84	2.10±0.31	1.23±0.17
Model group (OVA)	4.04±0.26^∗	1.43±0.28^∗	3.80±0.11^∗	1.50±0.18	2.15±0.30	1.27±0.35^∗	1.53±0.30^∗	0.96±0.15
Mangxiao group; (OVA + Mangxiao)	5.09±0.60^#	1.95±0.35^#	3.26±0.50^#	1.76±0.20	1.96±0.25	2.16±0.54^#	1.56±0.38	1.16±0.39

Means labeled with superscripts were significantly different. *𝑃<0.05 versus control group, ^#𝑃<0.05 versus model group.