Figure 8From: Cigarette smoke induces PTX3 expression in pulmonary veins of mice in an IL-1 dependent manner Effect of cigarette smoke (CS) exposure and PTX3 deficiency on pulmonary emphysema. (A-D) Photomicrographs of hematoxylin and eosin stained lung tissue of 24 weeks air-and CS-exposed WT and Ptx3 KO mice. Lm (mean linear intercept) results are expressed as mean ± SEM (N = 8 animals/group).Back to article page