Table 2 Effects of acrolein exposure on inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression from mouse lung homogenates 6 hrs after OVA challenge ^†

Il4

1.00 ± 0.20

14.0 ± 4.86^*

0.94 ± 0.29^#

5.76 ± 1.42

Il13

1.00 ± 0.18

8.91 ± 2.47^*

1.15 ± 0.37^#

6.24 ± 1.89

Il12b

1.00 ± 0.17

1.28 ± 0.20

0.74 ± 0.09^#

0.51 ± 0.08^#

Tnf

1.00 ± 0.15

2.46 ± 0.23^*

0.87 ± 0.13^#

1.00 ± 0.15^#