Figure 5
From: Prevention of elastase-induced emphysema in placenta growth factor knock-out mice
Emphysema in PPE-treated lung was assessed by mean linear intercept (MLI). MLIs are significantly greater in the wild type and heterogeneous mice, compared to the PlGF KO mice or control groups. (*p < 0.05, C: wide type mice with saline; C+/-: heterozygous mice with saline; C-/-: homozygous deficiency mice with saline). An decrease in MLIs and the degree of emphysematous change correlate with KO mice when compared with Fig. 1B.