Buyang Huanwu Decoction Ameliorates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rats via Downregulation of Related Protein and Gene Expression

Table 1

The level of collagen in rat serum.

Group	Collagen type I (ng/ml)			Collagen type III (ng/ml)
	7 d	14 d	28 d	7 d	14 d	28 d
B
M
Mp
Hd
Md
Ld

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Compared with the B group (, ); compared with the M group (); compared with the Mp group (). B: the blank control group that is not induced into pulmonary fibrosis. M: the model control group that has been induced into pulmonary fibrosis and treated by 0.9% normal saline. Mp: the positive medicine control group that is treated by methylprednisolone. Hd: the high-dose Buyang Huanwu decoction group that is treated by high-dose Buyang Huanwu decoction. Md: the moderate-dose Buyang Huanwu decoction group that is treated by moderate-dose Buyang Huanwu decoction. Ld: the low-dose Buyang Huanwu decoction group that is treated by low-dose Buyang Huanwu decoction.