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Table 2 Lung pathological scores in the study groups

From: Aqueous Thunbergia laurifolia leaf extract alleviates paraquat-induced lung injury in rats by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation

Pathology

Group

Control

PQ

PQ + TL-LD

PQ + TL-HD

Alveolar edema

0

2.38 ± 0.24##

1.38 ± 0.38*

0.81 ± 0.24*

Diffuse alveolar collapse

0

2.63 ± 0.38##

1.69 ± 0.24*

1.06 ± 0.26*

Hemorrhage

0

2.56 ± 0.30##

1.81 ± 0.3*

1.31 ± 0.19*

Leukocyte infiltration

0

2.31 ± 0.37##

1.75 ± 0.34

1.19 ± 0.28*

Alveolar septal thickening

0

2.44 ± 0.26##

1.88 ± 0.22

1.31 ± 0.19*

Vascular congestion

0

2.50 ± 0.29##

1.63 ± 0.39

1.06 ± 0.36*

  1. The results are expressed as the means ± SEMs (n = 4 per group). ##p < 0.001 compared with the control group. *p < 0.05 compared with the PQ group