FIGURE 3. Cytokine levels in ALI pulmonary edema fluid and plasma.
The levels of TNFα and IL-1β were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay from the combined ALI pulmonary edema fluid and the corresponding plasma of 19 patients with ALI from sepsis. Data represent mean ± S.D. of each sample measured in triplicates. *, p < 0.005 compared with plasma controls. The level of TNFα in ALI pulmonary edema fluid was 62× and the level of IL-1β was 220× the level found in the corresponding plasma. PE, pulmonary edema.