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. 2012 May 23;9:16. doi: 10.1186/1743-8977-9-16

Table 1.

Levels of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors in BAL fluid in mice exposed to SWCNT and inoculation with the parasite T. gondii

Group of animals (n = 6-8)
 Cytokine release in BAL fluid (pg/mL)
  IL-1β IL-6 IL-10 IL-12p40 INFγ TNFα MCP-1 TGFβ2
PBS
 55 ± 29
 18 ± 9
 34 ± 12
 458 ± 67
 45 ± 9
 48 ± 30
 61 ± 37
 84 ± 10
SWCNT
 8 ± 0
 18 ± 7
 10 ± 4
 1173 ± 146
 25 ± 9
 9 ± 2
 51 ± 22
 165 ± 23
T. gondii 103
 432 ± 227*
 408 ± 136
 552 ± 236#*
 3468 ± 688#*
 5769 ± 1799#*
 1016 ± 466
 2569 ± 978
 124 ± 17
SWCNT/ T. gondii 103
 165 ± 56
 497 ± 84
 502 ± 108
 3752 ± 292#*
 9090 ± 1807#*
 720 ± 199
 3558 ± 745
 187 ± 22
T. gondii 104
 229 ± 40
 1058 ± 208#*
 612 ± 130#*
 2587 ± 409#
 8977 ± 966#*
 859 ± 246
 8214 ± 2180#*
 286 ± 58#$
SWCNT/ T. gondii 104 288 ± 51 1186 ± 387#* 798 ± 138#* 2696 ± 565# 7245 ± 1023#* 1048 ± 296* 11406 ± 2167#*$f 358 ± 52 #*$f

Results are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was determined with one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni’s Multiple Comparison test. # = p < 0.05 indicates significant differences from PBS, * = p < 0.05 indicates significant differences from SWCNT, $ = p < 0.05 indicates significant differences from T. gondii 103, and f = p < 0.05 indicates significant differences from SWCNT + T. gondii 103. BAL fluid samples were obtained at 7 days post-exposure.