Therapeutic Effect of C-Phycocyanin Extracted from Blue Green Algae in a Rat Model of Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide

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Effects of CPC on LPS-induced secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in BALF. BALF was prepared from rats 6 h after LPS instillation, and the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and CINC-3 in the BALF were measured by ELISA kits, respectively. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM (𝑛=5). ***𝑃<0.001 compared with control group; ^###𝑃<0.001 compared with LPS group.

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