Fig. 5
The effect of degeneration of pulmonary C-fibers (PCFs) on the house dust mite (HDM)-induced inflammatory response in the lungs. a Total BALF cells count. b Percentage of macrophages, lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils in BALF. c Numbers of cells of each cell type. d H&E stain. Images are representative H&E strained lung sections from each group (bars = 50 μm). Results are expressed as mean ± SEM. Numbers of mice were seven in each group; ** P < 0.01, HDMIntact versus CtrlIntact group. ## P < 0.01, HDMPCFX versus CtrlPCFX group. ^ P < 0.05 HDMPCFX versus HDMIntact group. Mac = macrophages; Lym = lymphocytes; Eos = eosinophils; Neu = neutrophils