Table I.

Effect of Tan IIA on BLM-induced changes in total and differential cell counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of rats.

Group	Total cells (×105/ml)	Neutrophils (%)	Lymphocytes (%)	Macrophages (%)
Control	1.62±0.30	8.42±2.15	13.00±3.65	78.58±5.53
Tan IIA	1.76±0.29	8.75±2.70	11.67±4.07	79.58±6.70
BLM	12.10±1.62cd	24.17±2.88cd	25.58±3.77cd	50.25±5.99cd
BLM+Tan IIA	7.41±0.83b	18.92±3.06a	19.33±2.71a	61.75±5.35a

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (n=6 per group);

^aP<0.05 and

^bP<0.001 compared with the BLM group;

^cP<0.001 compared with control group;

^dP<0.001 compared with Tan IIA group. Tan IIA, Tanshinone IIA; BLM, bleomycin.