Figure 4. Cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from WT and CPE^fat/fat mice 24 (A) and 48 h (B) post-infection.

Mice were challenged with 5×10⁴ CFUs of S. pneumoniae via the intratracheal route and BALF was obtained 24 and 48 h post- infection and cytokine levels were determined as described in the Materials and Methods section. n = 5–7 mice per group. *, p<0.05 vs WT using a student's t-test.