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Table 1 Bronchoalveolar lavage cell counts in various strains of mice.

From: Non-invasive measurements of exhaled NO and CO associated with methacholine responses in mice

Strain

Treatment

Total cells (× 10 4 /g)

Macrophages (%)

Eosinophils (%)

C57Bl6

-OVA

1.4 ± 0.1

99 ± 1

0

 

+OVA

8.5 ± 1.6*

51 ± 14*

48 ± 14*

IL-10-/-

-OVA

0.5 ± 0.1

99 ± 1

0

 

+OVA

4.5 ± 1.0*

39 ± 5*

45 ± 8*

A/J

-OVA

0.5 ± 0.1

96 ± 1

0

 

+OVA

5.2 ± 0.5*

16 ± 3*

79 ± 4*

MKK3-/-

-OVA

0.5 ± 0.1

91 ± 4

0

 

+OVA

2.3 ± 0.5*

66 ± 7*

44 ± 5*

C57/C129

-OVA

0.8 ± 0.1

93 ± 2

0

 

+OVA

2.1 ± 0.3*

96 ± 2

1 ± 1

JNK1-/-

-OVA

1.2 ± 0.4

93 ± 3

1 ± 1

 

+OVA

0.9 ± 0.3

24 ± 8*

20 ± 8*

NOS-2-/-

-OVA

0.2 ± 0.1

38 ± 17

0

 

+OVA

0.3 ± 0.1

75 ± 14*

1 ± 1

  1. -OVA = naïve; +OVA = airway inflammation; total cell counts expressed per gram body weight; values are means ± SE; *P < 0.05 +OVA vs. -OVA for each respective strain; n = 3–7 per group.