Table 4

Protein levels of eotaxin, MCP-1, RANTES, and IL-6 in the lung tissuesupernatants.

Group
Animals
eotaxin
MCP-1
RANTES
IL-6




(n)
(pg/total lung tissue supernatants)

vehicle
16
67.9 ± 2.9
20.8 ± 3.5
174.6 ± 15.8
105.8 ± 3.6
14 nm
13
99.4 ± 7.1
239.0 ± 17.4**
192.3 ± 18.0
151.7 ± 8.2
56 nm
14
89.5 ± 9.2
89.3 ± 7.4
201.6 ± 22.1
106.5 ± 4.9
OVA
16
130.9 ± 32.3
41.9 ± 9.2
160.7 ± 17.1
118.3 ± 5.7
OVA + 14 nm
16
804.8 ± 175.7** ## $$
542.8 ± 45.4** ## $$
432.6 ± 27.8** ## $$
297.7 ± 30.2** ## $$
OVA + 56 nm
17
399.1 ± 86.9** # $
124.0 ± 14.1** #
235.4 ± 16.8* #
202.4 ± 54.2** # $$

Six groups were intratracheally inoculated with vehicle, nano particles, OVA, or the combination of OVA and nano particles for 6 wk. Lungs were removed and frozen 24 h after the last intratracheal administration. Protein levels in the lung tissue supernatants were analyzed using ELISA. Results are shown as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 versus vehicle, **P < 0.01 versus vehicle, #P < 0.05 versus OVA, ##P < 0.01 versus OVA. $P < 0.05 versus nano particles. $$P < 0.01 versus nano particles.

Inoue et al. Respiratory Research 2005 6:106   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-6-106