Figure 2.

Prednisolone partially inhibits olfactory neuronal loss in mice expressing TNF-α. The mean olfactory epithelium thicknesses for the wild-type (No DOX), doxycycline induced TNF-α expression (DOX) and concurrent doxycycline/prednisolone administration (DOX/PRED) mice are 42.23 μm (range: 28.10-51.92 μm), 12.69 μm (range: 7.99-28.82 μm), and 28.03 μm (range: 18.01-41.97 μm). Error bars represent the SEM. *p<0.02, ** p<0.05.