Does Inhalation of Virgin Coconut Oil Accelerate Reversal of Airway Remodelling in an Allergic Model of Asthma?

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Haemorrhage areas on the sensitized lung, represented by circle. (a) Control; (b) OVA-induced injury; (c) VCO as a rescue agent group; (d) VCO as a preventive agent group. In the OVA-induced injury group (b), the rabbits were injected with OVA together with alum, which acts as an adjuvant; later, some were exposed to repeated inhalation of OVA. Rabbits were given VCO via nasal inhalation for 5 days. The degree of inflammation of the lung (black circle) was observed following the sensitization stage using i.p. OVA and inhalation of OVA. The haemorrhage areas were reduced in both treatment groups (rescue (c) and preventive (d)), especially in the rescue group.

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