Infusion of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Reduces Lung Fibrosis but Not Inflammation in the Late Stages of Murine Silicosis
Figure 5
BMMC therapy reduces silica particle inside nodules.
Photomicrographs of (A) silicotic nodules and (B) silica particle in nodules under polarization microscopy. Bars: 100 µm. (C) Quantification of silica inside nodules. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. n = 7 animals per group. #Significantly different from SIL40d. ##Significantly different from SIL70d.