Fig. 4From: The role of osmolality in saline fluid nebulization after tracheostomy: time for changing?Sputum viscosity and TNF-α, AQP4 expressions after nebulization intervention (a): Sputum viscosity changes after nebulization intervention. b Western blot analysis on the TNF-α expression changes after nebulization intervention (all values are means ± SEM *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 vs. and ***p < 0.01 vs. sham). c: Western blot analysis on the AQP4 expression changes after nebulization intervention (all values are means ± SEM, *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 vs. Sham)Back to article page