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From: Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang shows preventive effect of asthma in an allergic asthma mouse model through neurotrophin regulation

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BALF cytokine profile and eosinophil infiltration in the lung of a mouse model of acute asthma. (A) BALF was collected for ELISA analysis to evaluate IL-5, IL-13, IFN-γ, TARC, and TGF-β1 levels. TARC levels were clearly decreased by XQLT (Group P and T). Values shown are the mean ± SD (Student’s t test versus Group D) of the six mice in each group. All experiments were repeated for at least three times. * means p < 0.05; *** means p < 0.01 (B) Eosinophil infiltration in the lungs of mice in acute asthma model. Lung sections were prepared for a special stain to identify eosinophil (light pink; as arrow pointed) and structure cells (deep blue). Eosinophil counts were calculated from 30 vision fields and listed at the bottom-left of the images in the bar plot. Values shown are the mean ± SD (Student’s t test versus Group D; * means p < 0.05; *** means p < 0.01) (n = 6 mice for each group). All experiments were repeated for at least three times.

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