TABLE 2.

IL-10 REDUCES CELLULAR INFLAMMATION AFTER CHRONIC LPS EXPOSURE

	IL-10–Deficient	C57BL/6	C57BL/6 Expressing hIL-10
Total cells/ml lavage fluid	813,234 ± 124,449*	479,285 ± 79,350†	263,100 ± 16,486
Macrophages/ml lavage fluid	692,222 ± 118,654	382,764 ± 72,194	230,876 ± 25,292
Percent macrophages	83.8 ± 3.2	78.8 ± 3.5	87.2 ± 6.3

For definition of abbreviation see Table 1.

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

^*P < 0.05 compared to C57BL/6 mice and P < 0.01 compared to C57BL/6 hIL-10 mice.

^†P < 0.05 compared to mice expressing hIL-10.