Jinkui Shenqi Pills Ameliorate Asthma with “Kidney Yang Deficiency” by Enhancing the Function of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis to Regulate T Helper 1/2 Imbalance

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Symptoms recorded during entire experiment. No significant difference was reported in body weight, autonomic activity, and body temperature among the six groups before the experiment. (a) Body weight changes of OVA-challenged rats with or without JKSQP treatment. (b) Autonomic activity duration of OVA-challenged rats with or without JKSQP treatment. (c) Body temperature of OVA-challenged rats with or without JKSQP treatment. Data are mean ± standard deviation (SD) of 10 rats per group. < 0.01 and < 0.05 versus control group; < 0.01 and < 0.05 versus HYD group; and < 0.01 versus HYD + OVA group; and versus OVA group. OVA: ovalbumin, HYD: hydrocortisone, and JKSQP: Jinkui Shenqi pills.

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