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. 2016 Nov 15;12(6):4175–4181. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3903

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Assessment of Th2 cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids and lung tissues of OVA-sensitized mice treated with sesamin. (A) Protein expressions of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in lung tissues after 48 h measured by western blotting. Density ratio against β-actin was measured using a densitometer. (B) Levels of these cytokines quantified by specific ELISA assay kits. Data from five independent experiments with seven mice per group are given as the means ± standard error of the mean. #P<0.05 vs. control; *P<0.05 vs. OVA. IL, interleukin; OVA, ovalbumin; VEH, vehicle composed of 0.5% (w/v) carboxy methylcellulose and 0.025% Tween 20 in distilled water; SES, sesamin; DXM, dexamethasone; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage.