Table 4.

The index of quantitative assessment of lung (IQA) and alveolar interval thickness (AIT).

Group	IQA (%)	AIT (μm)
Sham	13.45 ± 3.84	6.9 ± 1.4
S+C	40.45 ± 4.24Δ	15.5 ±2.0Δ#
S+C+D2.5	30.67 ± 3.67Δ#	10.2 ± 2.3Δ#
S+C+D5.0	28.85 ± 3.45Δ#	9.8 ± 2.2Δ#

^ΔCompared to the Sham group P < 0.05; ^#compared to the S+C group P < 0.05.