Fig. 4.

Quantification of cytokine levels and neutrophils in the BAL fluid of OVA-naïve and OVA-challenged W/W^v and wild type mice 24 hours after Mp infection. (A) IL-6 levels were increased in infected W/W^v mice compared to control littermates in both OVA-naïve and OVA-challenged mice. (B) TNF-α levels were increased in W/W^v mice compared to controls. (C) The total number of neutrophils was slightly increased in infected and OVA-challenged W/W^v mice compared to littermate controls. n = 6-8 mice per group. The data are presented in box and whisker plots with the 75^th and 25^th quartiles and the max and min indicated by box and whiskers respectively. The bar represents the median. P values were determined using the Mann-Whitney U test.