Shock Wave Therapy Enhances Mitochondrial Delivery into Target Cells and Protects against Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Figure 4

Pathological findings of lung parenchyma by day 5 after ARDS induction. (a to e) Pathological findings (i.e., H&E staining) of lung parenchyma under microscopy (200x) among the five groups. The scale bars in the right lower corner represent 50 μm. (f) The number of alveolar sacs among five groups. versus other groups with different symbols (†, ‡, §, ¶), . (g) Crowded scores of lung parenchyma. versus other groups with different symbols (†, ‡, §, ¶), . All statistical analyses were performed by one-way ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni multiple comparison post hoc test. Symbols (, †, ‡, §, ¶) indicate significance (at 0.05 level). SC = sham control; ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; Mito = mitochondria; SW = shock wave.

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