Table 3.
Total leukocyte and differential cell numbers in BAL fluid recovered from male Balb/c mice following drug treatment (×103). Each study group contained n = 8 mice.
| Study Group | Total | Monocytes | Neutrophil | Eosinophil |
| A | 52.50 ± 3.70 | 52.5 ± 3.6 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| B | 157.20 ± 16.80 a | 77.2 ± 17.9 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 88.5 ± 16.7 a |
| C | 114.10 ± 11.50 | 65.6 ± 8.2 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 48.1 ± 6.4 |
| D | 67.90 ± 11.40 b | 52.0 ± 8.4 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 27.3 ± 7.6 c |
| E | 146.90 ± 15.90 | 73.7 ± 10.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 73.1 ± 12.8 |
| F | 100.30 ± 13.20 | 58.3 ± 9.5 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 42.1 ± 5.9 |
| G | 165.80 ± 30.80 | 88.1 ± 15.2 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 77.7 ± 22.7 |
| H | 79.90 ± 14.30 c | 43.8 ± 6.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 36.1 ± 11.5 c |
| I | 113.40 ± 15.90 | 67.3 ± 12.4 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 46.0 ± 13.8 |
| J | 57.50 ± 10.10 b | 55.1 ± 9.5 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.7 b |
a p < 0.001 compared to non OVA challenged mice (Group A), b p < 0.01 compared to OVA challenged mice orally gavaged with saline (Group B), c p < 0.05 compared to OVA challenged mice orally gavaged with saline (Group B)