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Table 1 Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid characteristics from animals killed 18 and 72 hours after instillation of saline (Control) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

From: In vivo clearance of surfactant lipids during acute pulmonary inflammation.

 

Control 18 (n = 6)

LPS 18 (n = 6)

Control 72 (n = 6)

LPS 72 (n = 6)

Cell Numbers (106)

12.3 ± 1.1

102.8 ± 8.1*

11.3 ± 0.9

57.3 ± 6.6*#

% Macrophages

98.2 ± 0.3

7.3 ± 0.8*

97.7 ± 0.4

90 ± 1.5*

% Neutrophils

1.8 ± 0.3

92.7 ± 0.8*

2.3 ± 0.4

10 ± 1.5*

Alveolar Phospholipid (mg PL/kg BW)

14.7 ± 0.7

12.8 ± 0.9

14.0 ± 0.4

12.9 ± 0.5

  1. Abbreviations: PL = phospholipid; BW = body weight. Values are mean ± SEM. * = p < 0.01 vs. appropriate control; # = p < 0.01 vs. LPS 18.
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