Research Article

Combined Extracts of Epimedii Folium and Ligustri Lucidi Fructus with Budesonide Attenuate Airway Remodeling in the Asthmatic Rats by Regulating Apoptosis and Autophagy

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The experimental protocol. Following the sensitization and challenges of ovalbumin, rats were treated with Bud, EEL, or distilled water on days 35–64 and then sacrificed with acquisition of lung tissue and BALF on day 65. OVA-alum: ovalbumin dissolved in aluminum hydroxide adjuvant; i.p.: intraperitoneal injection; s.c.: subcutaneous injection; Inhal.: nebulized inhalation; i.g.: gastric perfusion.