Figure 1

In-vivo study: BAL cell counts. Total counts of neutrophils (A) alveolar macrophages (B) and eosinophils (C) retrieved by bronchoalveolar lavage in the UfCP, S/OVA and S/UfCP/OVA groups. Baseline levels which represent the data of the untreated group (1,6 ± 1,9 for neutrophils, 90,2 ± 25,6 for AM and 0 ± 0 for eosinophils) are shown by a dotted line. Data presented as mean ± SD (n = 4–9 per time points for BAL cells. *p < 0.05 and **p <0.01 vs baseline; ⁺p < 0.05 and ⁺⁺p <0.01 vs S/UfCP/OVA).