Figure 5.

Effect of Hydrogel treatment on Mast cell quantification. Mast cell counts by toluidine blue staining. An increased number of mast cells were identified in the epidermis of IMQ-treated mice (B magnification 40×, D), compared to the control group (A magnification 40×, D). Hydrogel administration reduced the presence of mast cell infiltrate (C magnification 40×, D). Data are representative of at least three independent experiments; One-Way ANOVA test. *** p < 0.001 vs. sham; ^### p < 0.001 vs. IMQ.