Table 1.

Concentration of TNF-α, MIP-2, and IL-1β cytokines from BALF $(\overline{x}\pm s)$.

Group	n	TNF-α (pg/mL)	IL-1β (pg/mL)	MIP-2 (pg/mL)
Control group	10	61.02 ± 10.7	10.7 ± 2.7	84.5 ± 15.8
LPS group	10	115.0 ± 29.6*	302.1 ± 17.3*	524.9 ± 99.1*

(*P < .05, compared with the control group).