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Fig. 8 | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Fig. 8

From: Edible algae (Ecklonia cava) bioprocessed with mycelia of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushrooms in liquid culture and its isolated fractions protect mice against allergic asthma

Fig. 8

Morphological changes in the lung tissues of OVA-sensitized/challenged allergic mice orally administered with bioprocessed Ecklonia cava and its purified products. Lung tissues from sensitized/challenged Balb/c mice were fixed with 10% (v/v) paraformaldehyde. The fixed tissues were sectioned to 4 μm, followed by staining with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and light microscopy (magnification, × 100. The black arrows indicate the aggregation of inflammatory cells, and the black vertical line indicates the airway wall thickness. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 10). Bars not sharing a common letter are not significantly different between groups at p < 0.05. Arrows indicate the level of tracheal edema that resulted from inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue from each mouse group. Figures represent the average of at least three individual repetitions

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