Figure 2.
Influence of apigenin on the hydroxyproline content, SOD and MPO activity in the rat lung tissues. (A) Hydroxyproline content and (B) SOD activity were measured on day 28 after bleomycin injection; the rats were sacrificed and the hydroxylproline content or SOD activity was measured. (C) MPO activity. On days 7 and 28 after bleomycin injection rats were sacrificed and the MPO activity was determined using a commercially available kit. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (n=8). Experiments were repeated three times independently, and produced similar results. #P<0.05 vs. control group; *P<0.05 vs. bleomycin group. SOD, superoxide dismutase; MPO, myeloperoxidase.