In Vivo and In Vitro Antitumor Effects of Platycodin D, a Saponin Purified from Platycodi Radix on the H520 Lung Cancer Cell

Figure 9

Representative histological images of spleen, submandibular lymph node and periovarian fat pad, taken from intact vehicle control (a), tumor-bearing control (b), gemcitabine (c), platycodin D 200 (d), 100 (e) and 50 (f) mg/kg treated mice. Gemcitabine was intraperitoneally administered at 160 mg/kg, 7-day intervals; Platycodin D was orally administered, once a day; All hematoxylin-eosin stain; WP = white pulp; RP = red pulp; FO = follicle; CO = cortex; MS = medullary sinus; Scale bars = 167 μm.

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