Figure 8From: Estrogen aggravates inflammation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in cystic fibrosis mice E2 treatment is correlated with (A) an increase in bacterial burden in whole lung and in BAL fluid, and with a decrease in antimicrobial peptide mRNA levels for (B) LTF and (C) PIP. * p < 0.05 vs control, n = 5.Back to article page