Table 3.

Comparison of scored histopathological values in lung tissue samples between Control (C), Paraquat (PQ) and Paraquat + hyperbaric oxygen treatment (PQ + HBOT) groups

Scored values	C (n=7)	PQ (n=7)	PQ + HBOT (n=7)	p
Edema	0.28 ± 0.18	2.14 ± 0.40*,†	0.28 ± 0.18	0.000
Hemorrhage	0.85 ± 0.14	3.00 ± 0.21*,†	1.14 ± 0.14	0.000
Leukocyte infiltration	0.14 ± 0.14	3.85 ± 0.14*,†	1.00 ± 0.21*	0.000
Alveolar septal thickening	0.14 ± 0.14	2.57 ± 0.20*,†	1.28 ± 0.18*	0.000
Total damage score	0.36 ± 0.09	2.90 ± 0.17*,†	0.93 ± 0.12	0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± standard error. p: Shows the differences between all groups.

^*P ≤ 0.05 vs C group;

^†P ≤ 0.05 versus PQ + HBOT group.