Fig. 2.

XFBD inhibits LPS-induced acute inflammation in mice. (a) Scheme of XFBD administration and LPS injection. (b–d) Effects of XFBD (high: 4.32 g·kg⁻¹; low: 2.16 g·kg⁻¹) on inflammatory cytokines secretion in serum induced by LPS (20 mg·kg⁻¹ for 4 h). At least six animals were examined in each group (*: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01 vs saline; #: P < 0.05, ##: P < 0.01 vs LPS). (e) H&E staining of the lung tissue of different groups. (f) Quantification of mice lung pathological sections: (size of blank area/size of total area) × 100%. For analysis, an image of one section was taken for each mouse and three mice were included in each group (*: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01 vs saline). i.p.: intraperitoneal injection; i.g.: intragastrical administration.