Effect of Shin’iseihaito (Xinyiqingfeitang) on Acute Streptococcus pneumoniae Murine Sinusitis via Macrophage Activation

Figure 2

The colonies of S. pneumoniae in SSHT-treated and untreated murine nose in (a) prophylactic and (b) therapeutic experiments. The nasal fluids were inoculated on TSAII sheep blood agar and incubated for 24 h. (c) Comparison of colony count between SSHT-treated and untreated mice in prophylactic (left) and therapeutic (right) model. Dosage of SSHT was 2.9 g/kg bw/day. Data represent the mean ± SD (). and by Student’s t-test. SSHT: Shin’iseihaito extract.

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