Figure 9From: Cigarette smoke induces PTX3 expression in pulmonary veins of mice in an IL-1 dependent manner Effect of acute (3 days) cigarette smoke (CS) exposure on serum PTX3 levels, measured by ELISA at 1 h and 6 h after last exposure. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (N = 6 animals/group; * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01).Back to article page