Research Article

The Effects of Maekmoondong-Tang on Cockroach Extract-Induced Allergic Asthma

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The effect of MMDT extract on immune cell profiles in BALF. The effects of MMDT extracts on the recruitment of inflammatory cells into BALF in CKA-induced allergic asthmatic mice. The MMDT- and MK-treated groups received 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg MMDT and 10 mg/kg MK orally between days 28 and 31. Control and CKA-immunized mice were treated with saline on the same days. The BALF cells were separated using a hemacytometer and then stained with Diff-Quick; 500 cells were counted. Total leukocytes from the BALF were counted. Normal control mice treated with PBS only (NC), CKA-challenged mice treated with PBS (CKA), CKA-challenged mice treated with 10 mg/kg of Montelukast (MK), CKA-challenged mice treated with 100 mg/kg of MMDT (MMDT 100 mg/kg), CKA-challenged mice treated with 200 mg/kg of MMDT (MMDT 200 mg/kg), and CKA-challenged mice treated with 400 mg/kg of MMDT (MMDT 400 mg/kg). The data are shown as the mean ± S.E.M. Statistical analysis was conducted by one-way ANOVA followed by the Newman-Keuls Multiple Comparison test (significantly different from NC, ** , *** ; significantly different from CKA, ## , ### , -7).
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