U-Bang-Haequi Tang: A Herbal Prescription that Prevents Acute Inflammation through Inhibition of NF-B-Mediated Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase

Table 2

Changes on the histomorphometrical analysis of hind paw skins [group summary].

Groups	Skins index
	Dorsum pedis skin			Ventrum pedis skin
	Total thickness (𝜇m)	IF cell numbers (cells/mm^2)	Mast cell numbers (cells/mm^2)	Total thickness (𝜇m)	IF cell numbers (cells/mm^2)	Mast cell numbers (cells/mm^2)
Control
Intact	1219.09±99.09	35.60±16.68	60.40±9.50	624.73±64.76	15.60±3.36	43.20±10.35
CA	2401.20±327.10^d	276.00±40.68^a	21.80±3.83^a	1630.35±158.60^a	558.60±56.81^a	10.80±2.39^a
Reference
Dexamethasone	1309.67±171.86^de	94.60±14.21^ab	45.60±6.02^ab	709.26±105.95^b	173.80±47.01^ab	24.60±3.78^ab
Test material (g/kg)
UBT 0.3	1931.59±217.43^df	227.60±24.72^ab	28.40±6.62^a	1345.74±76.23^ab	568.60±55.61^a	11.40±2.30^a
UBT 1.0	1739.32±176.30^df	169.80±12.54^ab	36.00±5.10^ab	1285.90±100.10^ab	378.00±79.16^ab	18.00±1.58^ac

Values are expressed as mean ± SD of five rat hind paws.
CA: carrageenan.
IF: infiltrated inflammatory cells.
^a𝑃<0.01 as compared with intact control by LSD test.
^b𝑃<0.01 and ^c𝑃<0.05 as compared with CA control by LSD test.
^d𝑃<0.01 as compared with intact control by MW test.
^e𝑃<0.01 and ^f𝑃<0.05 as compared with CA control by MW test.