TABLE 1.

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE CELL COUNTS

	Naïve	Vehicle	Dexamethasone
Total number of cells (×10−3)	31.50 ± 4.45	64.33 ± 7.15*	80.67 ± 10.23†
Macrophages (×10−3)	29.92 ± 4.54	52.77 ± 6.82	76.76 ± 9.97†
Lymphocytes (×10−3)	0.31 ± 0.13	5.72 ± 1.33†	0.76 ± 0.13‡
Eosinophils (×10−3)	0.01 ± 0.01	0.63 ± 0.18†	0.00 ± 0.00‡
Neutrophils (×10−3)	1.26 ± 0.14	5.22 ± 1.02§	3.15 ± 0.86

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.

^*P < 0.05, significant difference compared with naïve animals.

^†P < 0.001, significant difference compared with naïve animals.

^‡P < 0.001, significant difference between vehicle-treated and dexamethasone-treated animals.

^§P < 0.01, significant difference compared with naïve animals.