Table 2.

Edema Accumulation in WT and CD18^−/− Mice

		WT		CD18−/−
Dermatitis  (percent increase in ear width)
Croton oil, 6 h		41.8 ± 3.4		17.8 ± 8.7*
Pneumonia (μl/lung)
E. coli 6 h		78.1 ± 21.5		96.6 ± 15.3
S. pneumoniae 6 h		54.9 ± 12.1		129.2 ± 24.0*
S. pneumoniae peritonitis  (%125I-albumin recovered)
4 h		2.7 ± 0.7		1.4 ± 0.3
24 h		1.2 ± 0.1		2.6 ± 0.4*
Thioglycollate peritonitis  (%125I-albumin recovered)
4 h		4.0 ± 1.1		2.5 ± 0.5
24 h		1.6 ± 0.2		5.8 ± 1.2*

Edema accumulation was quantified during dermatitis, pneumonia, or peritonitis, as described in the text. Values represent mean ± SEM.  

^* Significantly different from WT (P <0.05).