Figure 3.

Effects of GSE on pulmonary and hepatic injury. H&E staining (A) of lung and liver tissues was performed, and representative photographs (200× magnification) were evaluated for the inflammation scores (B,C). The yellow triangles indicate the infiltration of immune cells. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were measured (D,E). The levels of proinflammatory cytokine in the lung (F) and liver (G) tissues were analyzed using ELISA. Samples were grouped according to treatment: normal (Nor), control (Con), ginseng sprout extract (GSE), and dexamethasone (Dexa5). The data are presented as the mean ± SD. ^## p < 0.01 compared with the normal group; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 compared with the control group.