From: Metformin attenuates silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis via AMPK signaling
Groups | Lesion severity grade | Average severity grade | Lesion distribution grade | Average distribution grade | ||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
Saline | 6 |  |  |  |  |  | – | 6 |  |  |  |  |  | – |
Silica |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.33 ± 0.33 |  |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.67 ± 0.42 |
Silica + 100 mg/kg metformin |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  | 3.67 ± 0.84 |  | 2 | 4 |  |  |  | 1.67 ± 0.21a |
Silica + 300 mg/kg metformin | 1 | 3 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1.67 ± 0.71a | 1 | 4 | 1 |  |  |  | 1.00 ± 0.26a |