Fig. 2
From: Mechanical ventilation enhances Acinetobacter baumannii-induced lung injury through JNK pathways
Mechanical ventilation enhanced Acinetobacter baumannii instillation-induced total cells and protein in the BALF. a The effects of mechanical ventilation on 106 P. aeruginosa (P.a.) or 106 A. baumannii (A.b.) instillation-induced neutrophil infiltration in the lung. WT mice instilled with live P.a., A.b., or normal saline via nostrils 2 days before receiving ventilation for 3 h and lung tissues were collected and analyzed. MV after instillations of 106 A.b. or 106 P.a. increased the total cell number b and protein concentrations c in the BALF of WT mice. n = 5–6/group. MPO myeloperoxidase, BALF bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, WT wild type, MV mechanical ventilation, NS normal saline. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001