Figure 2.

The effect of fucoidans on PM-exacerbated airway hyper-responsiveness and differential cells in the broncho alveolar lavage fluid (BALF). (A) Airway hyper-responsiveness is shown as Penh values in response to increasing concentrations of methacholine (0–50 mg/mL). (B) The number of inflammatory cells in the BALF. Values are expressed as means ± SEM of at least two individual experiments (n = 6). * (p < 0.05), ** (p < 0.005), represent significant increases compared with the healthy control, and † (p < 0.05), †† (p < 0.005), represent significant decreases compared with the OVA + PM group. # represents a significant increase compared with OVA only.