Figure 5.
Lung function in elastase/LPS-exposed mice at 15 days after NTHi infection. PBS-exposed or elastase/LPS-exposed mice were sham-infected or NTHi-infected; mice were anesthetized 15 days later, and pressure-volume relationships (A), compliance (B), and elastance (C) were measured with a FlexiVent system. A: Each curve is representative of pressure-volume curves of three mice/group. B and C: Data are presented as means ± SEM, calculated from triplicate experiments (n = 3). *P ≤ 0.05 versus PBS-treated mice, analysis of variance; †P ≤ 0.05 versus sham-infected mice, analysis of variance.