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Fig. 7 | BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Fig. 7

From: The effects of inhaling hydrogen gas on macrophage polarization, fibrosis, and lung function in mice with bleomycin-induced lung injury

Fig. 7

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) assay. a Inhaled hydrogen therapy did not affect the number of cells in the BALF. b Hydrogen therapy tended to decrease the protein concentration in the BALF (p = 0.09). SA, saline administration and air inhalation, n = 6; SH, saline administration and hydrogen inhalation, n = 6; BA, bleomycin administration and air inhalation, n = 15, BH, bleomycin administration and hydrogen inhalation, n = 15. NS, not significant; Error bars: 95% CI. c mRNA expression levels of IL-6 in isolated cells from BALF. The median values of IL-6/RPL4 mRNA tended to be higher in the BA group as compared with the BH group (p = 0.07). BA, bleomycin administration and air inhalation, n = 10, BH, bleomycin administration and hydrogen inhalation, n = 10. Error bars: 95% CI

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