Table 2. Classically activated Mφ generation in thermally injured mice treated with Ge-132.

Mφ from thermally injured SCIDbg mice treated with	IL-10	IL-12	CCL3	CCL17
Saline	604 ± 130	< 20	< 18	527 ± 104
Ge-132	< 8*	616 ± 74*	2136 ± 277**	< 16*

Thermally injured SCIDbg mice were treated with or without Ge-132 and infected with MRSA. Mφ from these mice 1 day after infection were cultured for 24 h. Culture fluids harvested 24 h after cultivation were assayed for cytokines and chemokines using ELISA. Data are expressed as mean (pg/ml) ± SD and representative of 3 experiments.

^*P < 0·01

^**P < 0·001 compared with thermally injured SCIDbg mice treated with saline.