Table 1.
Histological evaluation of lung inflammation in sensitized, antigen-challenged WT and CXCR2−/− mice
| Inflammation | Day 20 |
Day 27 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | n | Mean | SE | n | |
| Blood vessels | ||||||
| BALB/c | 37 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 8 | 11 |
| CXCR2−/− | 34 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 12 |
| Bronchioles | ||||||
| BALB/c | 15 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 11 |
| CXCR2−/− | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
The values are the mean percentage of inflamed blood vessels and bronchioles in sensitized, antigen-challenged BALB/c and CXCR2−/− mice evaluated 1 day (day 20) and 1 week (day 27) after challenge. The number of animals in each group is listed under the column heading n.