Figure 7
From: Anti-inflammatory properties of desipramine and fluoxetine
Effects of desipramine and fluoxetine on leukocyte sub-populations in bronchoalveolar lavages of sensitized rats. Ovalbumin-sensitized rats (OVA) treated with saline, prednisolone (Pred, 10 mg/kg), desipramine (DMI, 10 mg/kg) or fluoxetine (Fluo, 10 mg/kg) and control rats (Cont) (n = 6ā7 per group) were challenged with metacholine. Cells in bronchoalveolar lavages were spun down on cytoslides, fixated and stained. Macrophages (panel A), lymphocytes (panel B), neutrophils (panel C) and eosinophils (panel D) were then counted under a microscope. A minimum of 200 cells was counted for each bronchoalveolar lavage. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.001 versus ovalbumin-sensitized rats treated with saline, by Student t test.