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Table 3 Amount of platelet, RBC, WBC and fibrinogen after 120 min oil smoke exposure (OSE)

From: Substance P scavenger enhances antioxidant defenses and prevents prothrombotic effects on the rat lung after acute exposure to oil smoke

 

Control (n = 8)

OSE (n = 8)

L733060+OSE (n = 8)

Lovastatin+OSE (n = 8)

Vitamin E+OSE (n = 8)

Catechins+OSE (n = 8)

P-value^

Platelet (×103/μL)

103.88 ± 18.30

410.63 ± 45.30a

223.13 ± 41.11

188.25 ± 20.51

268.00 ± 73.58

257.00 ± 47.70

0.001*

RBC (×106/μL)

1.54 ± 0.31

5.03 ± 0.75a

3.24 ± 0.47

3.11 ± 0.49

2.91 ± 0.50

2.68 ± 0.35

0.001*

WBC (×103/μL)

1056 ± 105

5722 ± 693a

3403 ± 465

4127 ± 617a

3240 ± 605

3088 ± 409b

< 0.001*

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

48.88 ± 9.00

340.00 ± 49.89a

213.00 ± 38.08

157.88 ± 26.90b

176.75 ± 34.33

224.13 ± 45.09

< 0.001*

  1. ^ P-values based on ANOVA test. Pair-wise multiple comparisons between groups determined using Scheffe's test.
  2. * Statistical significance, P < 0.05
  3. a Significantly different from control group
  4. bSignificantly different from OSE group