Skip to main content
. 2015 Apr;7(4):616–624. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.02.10

Table 1. Levels of total protein, IL-6 and IL-1β in BALF after ventilation-induced lung injury and lung histopathology score.

Parameter Non-ventilated control Ventilated groups
Low tidal volume High tidal volume
Wet/dry ratio 4.88±0.18 4.93±0.26 5.74±0.21*
Protein content (μg/μL) 567±46 593±57 988±39*
BALF (pg/mL)
  IL-6 2.42±0.13 2.44±0.32 7.32±0.24*
  IL-1β 53.63±5.26 53.55±6.63 139.95±9.37*
Plasma
  IL-6 (pg/mL) 1.70±0.23 1.67±0.21 2.08±0.11*
VILI-score 0.30±0.10 0.50±0.15 3.5±0.5*

Data are presented as mean ± SD (n=10 in all groups). *, P<0.001 vs. non-ventilated animals and animals ventilated with low tidal volume. BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; IL-6, interleukin-6; VILI, ventilator-induced lung injury.