Table 3.
Influence of different extracts from Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC on VEGF, TGF-β1, TGF-β2 and mucin (MUC5AC) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in rats.
| Group | n | VEGF [pg/mL] |
TGF-β1 [pg/mL] |
TGF-β2 [pg/mL] |
Mucin [ng/mL] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control | 10 | 69 ± 37 | 175 ± 73 | 111 ± 5 | 3.92 ± 0.84 |
| control+SO2 | 9 | 229 ± 53 * | 404 ± 48 * | 197 ± 37 * | 11.5 ± 3.57 * |
| E1 + SO2 | 9 | 77 ± 38 # | 251 ± 49 # | 203 ± 11 | 4.04 ± 0.53 # |
| E2 + SO2 | 9 | 113 ± 33# | 192 ± 90 # | 195 ± 17 | 2.64 ± 0.15 # |
| E3 + SO2 | 9 | 88 ± 56 # | 164 ± 25 # | 185 ± 55 | 4.31 ± 0.64 # |
Legend: n—number of rats. Values are expressed as means ± SD; *—vs. control group, p ≤ 0.05; #—vs. control group+SO2, p ≤ 0.05.