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Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid characteristics from animals killed 18 and 72 hours after instillation of saline (Control) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). |
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| Control 18 (n = 6) |
LPS 18 (n = 6) |
Control 72 (n = 6) |
LPS 72 (n = 6) |
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| Cell Numbers (106) |
12.3 ± 1.1 |
102.8 ± 8.1* |
11.3 ± 0.9 |
57.3 ± 6.6*# |
| % Macrophages |
98.2 ± 0.3 |
7.3 ± 0.8* |
97.7 ± 0.4 |
90 ± 1.5* |
| % Neutrophils |
1.8 ± 0.3 |
92.7 ± 0.8* |
2.3 ± 0.4 |
10 ± 1.5* |
| Alveolar Phospholipid (mg PL/kg BW) |
14.7 ± 0.7 |
12.8 ± 0.9 |
14.0 ± 0.4 |
12.9 ± 0.5 |
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Abbreviations: PL = phospholipid; BW = body weight. Values are mean ± SEM. * = p < 0.01 vs. appropriate control; # = p < 0.01 vs. LPS 18. | ||||
Malloy and Wright Respiratory Research 2004 5:8 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-5-8 |
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