Figure 1.

LPS induces lung inflammation. The number of neutrophils and macrophages in BALF increased significantly in response to LPS (A), both peaking at 36 h after administration. The lavage content of lactatedehydrogenase (LDH) also increased in response to LPS (B), and reached maximum levels 60 h after LPS administration. The data are given as mean ± SEM and compared against control using independent samples t-test. * indicates p < 0.05, § indicates p < 0.01 and # indicates p < 0.001.