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Table 4 Pathological changes in sensitized group treated with three different concentrations of O. basilicum (S + OB)

From: Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of hydro-ethanolic extract of Ocimum basilicum leaves and its effect on lung pathological changes in an ovalbumin-induced rat model of asthma

Groups

Interstitial inflammation

Interstitial fibrosis

Bleeding

Plaque

Emphysema

S + OB 0.75 mg/ml

1.25 ± 0.25

0.75 ± 0.25

0 ± 0

0.75 ± 0.25

0.75 ± 0.25

S + OB 1.50 mg/ml

1 ± 0.4

0. 5 ± 0.29

0 ± 0

0. 5 ± 0.29

0.5 ± 0.29

S + OB 3.00 mg/ml

0.75 ± 0.25

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

0.25 ± 0.25

0.25 ± 0.25

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SEM. Pathological changes were not significantly different on among different extract concentrations. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey-Kramer’s post-test was used for statistical comparisons, (in each group, n = 8)