Table 2 Numbers of inflammatory cells and goblet cells in lung tissue.

(n)

(n/mm)

vehicle

8

0.187 ± 0.064

0.616 ± 0.140

0.495 ± 0.224

0.177 ± 0.070

14 nm

8

1.419 ± 0.466

3.825 ± 1.073 **

2.431 ± 0.736 *

0.243 ± 0.068

56 nm

7

0.252 ± 0.055

1.710 ± 0.426

0.967 ± 0.418

2.510 ± 2.249

OVA

6

2.442 ± 0.761

1.671 ± 0.222

2.546 ± 0.479 *

5.262 ± 4.150

OVA + 14 nm

6

7.252 ± 2.745 ** ^{## $$}

4.144 ± 0.795 ** ^#

5.393 ± 0.560 ** ^{## $$}

17.141 ± 6.702 ** ^{# $$}

OVA + 56 nm

6

3.022 ± 0.830

2.546 ± 0.563 *

2.202 ± 1.086

12.932 ± 3.230 * ^$