Table 3. Lung mechanical properties measured during different ZTs in WT mice exposed to chronic air and CS infected with influenza A virus.
| Sl. No. | ZT time (Hrs) | Lung Compliance (mL/cmH2O) | Lung Resistance (cmH2O.s/mL) | Tissue Elastance (cmH2O/mL) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air+Virus | CS+Virus | Air+Virus | CS+Virus | Air+Virus | CS+Virus | ||
| 1. | ZT6 | 0.038 ± 0.003 | 0.052 ± 0.003 $ | 0.849 ± 0.018 | 0.683 ± 0.042 | 26.943 ± 1.775 | 19.587 ± 1.390 |
| 2. | ZT12 | 0.054 ± 0.002 | 0.041 ± 0.007 **, † | 0.673 ± 0.032 | 0.972 ± 0.181*, † | 18.704 ± 0.643 | 27.801 ± 6.493* |
| 3. | ZT18 | 0.047 ± 0.003 | 0.036 ± 0.012**, †† | 0.748 ± 0.016 | 1.171 ± 0.365*, §, †† | 21.464 ± 1.259 | 32.189 ± 11.074 §, † |
| 4. | ZT24 | 0.048 ± 0.001 | 0.035 ± 0.004 **, †† | 0.809 ± 0.016 | 0.783 ± 0.078 # | 21.022 ± 0.337 | 28.697 ± 3.123 |
Data are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 2–4 per group). **P < 0.01, significant compared to Air+Virus (ZT12); $ P < 0.05, significant compared to Air+Virus (ZT6); *P < 0.05, significant compared to Air+Virus (ZT12, and ZT18); § P < 0.05, significant compared to Air+Virus (ZT12 and ZT24); † P < 0.05, and †† P < 0.01, significant compared to CS+Virus (ZT6); # P < 0.05, significant compared to CS+Virus (ZT18).