Fig. 3
From: Mechanical ventilation enhances Acinetobacter baumannii-induced lung injury through JNK pathways
Mechanical ventilation enhanced Acinetobacter baumannii (A.b.) instillation-induced VCAM in the lungs and IL-6 levels and nitrite levels in the BALF. a Expression of VCAM mRNA in the lungs of WT mice receiving P. aeruginosa (P.a.) or A.b. instillation and ventilation. b IL-6 levels in the BALF of WT mice on MV after 106 CFU A.b. or 106 CFU P.a. instillation. Concentrations of IL-6 in the BALF were detected by ELISA. c Nitrite production in the BALF. 106 CFU A.b. instillation induces an increase in the nitrite production in the BALF. WT wild type, MV mechanical ventilation, VCAM vascular cell adhesion molecule, BALF bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, NS normal saline. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01