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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Cell morphometric parameters of nasal mucosal epithelium in control (CON), acute rhinitis (AR) and acute rhinitis plus Sinupret treatment (AR + SIN) groups at day 3 and day 14 post challenge

From: Sinupret® oral drops protect against respiratory epithelium atrophy in experimental acute rhinitis

Day

Experimental group

Height of olfactory epithelium [μm]

Cross-sectional area of ciliated cell nuclei [μm2]

Cross-sectional area of goblet cells [μm2]

Day 3

Control

40,11 ± 1,99

24,60 ± 1,32

126,52 ± 13,00

Acute rhinitis

27,59 ± 1,13*

17,45 ± 0,75*

138,28 ± 20,34

Acute rhinitis + Sinupret

35,84 ± 1,60#

18,68 ± 0,85*

164,36 ± 13,70

Day 14

Control

40,08 ± 1,87

26,49 ± 1,07

130,50 ± 11,51

Acute rhinitis

28,82 ± 0,95*

21,66 ± 0,99*

175,26 ± 12,42*

Acute rhinitis + Sinupret

34,77 ± 2,07

23,79 ± 1,13

174,30 ± 13,05*

  1. Data are presented as means ± SEM from n = 10 animals/group
  2. *р < 0,05 vs. control; # р < 0,05 vs. AR, Student´s t-test