Fig. 1

Changes in body weight in the 4 weeks following elastase instillation to induce emphysema. Results are expressed as mean ± standard error of mean. Symbols:, phosphate buffered saline-instilled mice with control diet (sham; n = 4);, elastase-instilled mice on the control diet (n = 4);,elastase-instilled mice on the whey peptide-based enteral diet (n = 4);, elastase-instilled mice on the standard enteral diet (n = 4). There were no significant differences at any weeks before and after elastase instillation between the 4 groups, compared using Mann–Whitney U tests