Table 3. Comparisons of plasma TNF-α and IL-6 levels and analysis of Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

Groups	TNF-α (pg/ml)	IL-6 (pg/ml)	Leukocytes(cells/mm3)	BALF Albumin (mg/dl)
C	12.17±2.93	26.53±4.45	197±19	1.2±0.2
L	26.79±7.65*	112.32±25.76*	481±34*	10.3±1.4*
EL	19.62±4.89* +	87.53±16.23* +	375±26* +	6.4±0.7* +
SEL	27.18±8.11*	106.58±20.87*	455±31*	9.7±1.1*

Abbreviations: BALF, Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; IL-6, interleukin-6. Values as means ± SD (n = 10).

*P<0.05 versus control group;

⁺ P<0.05 versus LPS group.