Table 2 Histology injury score and lung wet-to-dry ratio at the end of the experiment

Alveolar congestion

0.11 ± 0.33

^#

0.67 ± 0.48

^## **

2.48 ± 0.51

^## ** ^§§

1.71 ± 0.56

^{## §§ ¶¶}

0.90 ± 0.30

Edema

0 ± 0

0.19 ± 0.4

^## **

2.24 ± 0.70

^## ** ^§§

1.67 ± 0.80

^{§§ ¶¶}

0 ± 0

Infiltration/

aggregation of neutrophils

0 ± 0

^##

0.95 ± 0.59

^## **

2.33 ± 0.73

^{## §§}

1.33 ± 0.66

^{## §§}

1.05 ± 0.59

Wet-to-dry

ratio

NA

7.99 ± 1.16

8.37 ± 1.52

8.69 ± 2.07

* ^§

6.33 ± 1.00