Table 1.
Organ Weight (g) | Group | |||||
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Control | DED | CFW 200 | CFW 400 | Lutein | CsA | |
BW gain | 31.92 ± 9.35 | 28.11 ± 9.03 | 31.13 ± 6.94 | 30.05 ± 8.07 | 30.48 ± 6.77 | 34.03 ± 10.04 |
Thymus | 0.40 ± 0.08 | 0.39 ± 0.07 | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 0.42 ± 0.10 | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 0.38 ± 0.09 |
Heart | 0.69 ± 0.04 | 0.68 ± 0.03 | 0.67 ± 0.04 | 0.65 ± 0.06 | 0.66 ± 0.02 | 0.67 ± 0.06 |
Lung | 1.08 ± 0.09 | 1.02 ± 0.07 | 1.01 ±0.06 | 0.98 ±0.08 | 0.99 ± 0.06 | 1.01 ± 0.07 |
Liver | 6.43 ± 0.47 | 6.47 ± 0.59 | 6.33 ± 0.68 | 6.28 ± 0.59 | 6.42 ± 0.88 | 6.44 ± 0.67 |
Kidney | 1.52 ± 0.18 | 1.47± 0.11 | 1.49 ± 0.09 | 1.51 ± 0.14 | 1.45 ± 0.06 | 1.49 ± 0.12 |
Spleen | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 0.52 ± 0.07 | 0.52 ± 0.07 | 0.53 ± 0.05 | 0.51 ± 0.08 | 0.54 ± 0.04 |
Uterus and Ovary | 0.51 ± 0.10 | 0.48 ± 0.08 | 0.49 ± 0.11 | 0.52 ± 0.10 | 0.59 ± 0.18 | 0.58 ± 0.14 |
The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). Control, untreated group; DED, PM2.5 with normal saline-treated group; CFW 200, PM2.5 with 200 mg/kg of water extracts of Corni Fructus-treated group; CFW 400, PM2.5 with 400 mg/kg of water extracts of Corni Fructus-treated group; Lutein, PM2.5 with lutein-treated group; and CsA, PM2.5 with cyclosporine A-treated group. CsA, cyclosporin A.