Figure 5.
Effect of NO-np on C. albicans collagen degradation in burn injuries. (A) Histological analysis of Balb/c mice untreated C. albicans-infected, np-treated C. albicans-infected, and C. albicans-infected treated with NO-np, day 7. Mice were infected with 107 fungal cells. The blue stain indicates collagen. Scale bar: 20 μm. (B) Quantitative measurement of collagen intensity in 20 representative squares of the same size for untreated C. albicans-infected, np-treated C. albicans-infected, and C. albicans-infected treated with NO-np. Bars are the averages of the results, and error bars denote standard deviations. Asterisks denote P value significance (*P < 0.05) calculated by analysis of variance and adjusted by use of the Bonferroni correction.