TABLE 7.
Inflammatory cells present in BAL fluid of B10 × C2D mice with C2D whole bone marrow or C2D macrophage adoptive transfer and P. pneumotropica challenge
Time (h) postinfectiona | No. of inflammatory cells (mean ± SEM) present afterb:
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Whole bone marrow transfer
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C2D macrophage transfer
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Macrophage
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Neutrophil
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Macrophage
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Neutrophil
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No transfer | Transferc | No transfer | Transfer | No transfer | Transfer | No transfer | Transfer | |
0 | 97 ± 1 | 98 ± 2 | 1 ± 0 | 1 ± 0 | 96 ± 2 | 98 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 2 ± 0 |
24 | 35 ± 2 | 62 ± 2 | 57 ± 2 | 33 ± 1 | 40 ± 2 | 60 ± 2 | 54 ± 2 | 35 ± 1 |
48 | 35 ± 4 | 62 ± 2 | 57 ± 3 | 34 ± 2 | 35 ± 4 | 60 ± 2 | 56 ± 3 | 36 ± 2 |
72 | 35 ± 3 | 65 ± 2 | 57 ± 7 | 28 ± 1 | 34 ± 5 | 65 ± 2 | 58 ± 7 | 30 ± 1 |
120 | 40 ± 2 | 65 ± 2 | 51 ± 2 | 30 ± 3 | 40 ± 2 | 65 ± 2 | 53 ± 2 | 30 ± 3 |
240 | 42 ± 4 | 72 ± 1 | 55 ± 4 | 28 ± 2 | 41 ± 4 | 70 ± 1 | 56 ± 4 | 30 ± 2 |
BAL fluid was collected from six animals per treatment group at 24, 48, 72, 120, 240 h post-bacterial challenge.
Values based on six mice per treatment group. Percentage of cells determined by scoring ≥200 cells per mouse sample. Significant differences (P < 0.05) between transfer and no transfer at 0, 24, and 72 h as determined by χ2.
Recipient animals received injections of 2.0 × 107 cells per mouse i.p.