Table 5.

Bronchoalveolar lavage characteristics C3H/HeJ and BALB/c

All animals received one i.t. injection with S. rectivirgula. IL4, 5 × 1 μg IL-4 intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections (−1, 0, 1, 2, 3) days post i.t. S. rectivirgula). Anti-IFNγ, Anti-IFNγ (clone R4–6A2), 2 mg i.p. 2 days prior to i.t. S. rectivirgula). BSA, 1% bovine serum albumin (carrier for IL4). Rat IgG1, Rat isotype control. Mean ± s.e.m. 6–7 experiments per group. There are no differences between the groups (anova with Tukey, s hsd comparison).