Figure 5.
Inflammatory, remodeling and oxidative stress markers in the alveolar walls: photomicrographs of the results of the immunohistochemical analyses of the extracellular matrix inflammatory, remodeling and oxidative stress process in the alveolar walls to detect neutrophils, TNF-α, MMP-9, TIMP-1, iNOS and 8-iso-PGF2α. Magnification of 400×. All the following experimental groups are represented: SAL, ELA, SAL-EcTI and ELA-EcTI. We observed that the proteinase inhibitor, EcTI attenuated the cellular response induced by elastase. Scale bar = 30 µm.