Allergic Responses Induced by a Fungal Biopesticide Metarhizium anisopliae and House Dust Mite Are Compared in a Mouse Model
Figure 4
Total cell counts (A) and differential cell counts (Macrophage (B), Lymphocyte (C), Neutrophil (D), and Eosinophil (E)) in BALF of HDM- or MACA-exposed mice collected 3 days after the final exposure. Control n = 12; HDM and MACA n = 5-6. (F) BALF total and differential cell counts 2 days after a single exposure to HBSS or 20 μg of either HDM or MACA. Control n = 4; HDM and MACA n = 5. Symbols indicate (§) the lowest significant dose compared to HBSS (0 dose control), statistically significant differences (a) between extracts at the same dose, (b) from all lower doses within treatment, (c) from 2.5 μg and 5 μg doses within treatment, (d) significantly different from 2.5 to 10 μg doses within treatment, (e) significantly different from 2.5 to 20 μg doses within treatment, (#) significantly different from control . Error bars represent standard error of the mean.
