Table 4.

Effect of EAE on the thickness of epidermis and dermis.

GroupA	Thickness of epidermis (μm)	Thickness of dermis (μm)
Model	18.88 ± 1.52	442.01 ± 27.33
Control	22.81 ± 0.52a	651.05 ± 34.78a
VE	21.24 ± 0.69	529.80 ± 29.56a#
Low dose	19.18 ± 1.46	422.34 ± 71.08##
Medium dose	19.49 ± 0.50#	485.34 ± 43.89#
High dose	21.17 ± 0.66	556.33 ± 23.34b#

^a P < 0.05; ^b P < 0.01 compared with model group (all groups).

^# P < 0.05; ^## P < 0.01 compared with control group (VC and EAE groups).

^AVE group (1%); low dose EAE group (1%); medium dose EAE group (2%); and high dose EAE group (4%).