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. 2015 Jul;11(5):1217–1226. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2015.02.012

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Comparison of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse lung:

(A) Percentage inflammation in lung was similar in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice (n = 3).

(B) IFN-γ in normal (i.e. immuno-competent) C57BL/6 mouse lung was much higher than in normal BALB/c mouse lung. IFN-γ was depressed in immuno-suppressed (IS) BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse lung on day + 2 after infection (n = 4). Normal IFN-γ for BALB/c mouse = 310 ± 56 copies/105 copies HPRT; Normal IFN-γ for C57BL/6 mouse = 8230 ± 395 copies/105 copies HPRT.

(C) There was a large increase in TNF-α in immuno-suppressed (IS) BALB/c mouse lung at day + 2 after infection (P < 0.0001) (n = 4). Normal TNF-α for BALB/c mouse = 1230 ± 120 copies/105 copies HPRT; IS + AF (d + 2) TNF-α for BALB/c mouse = 191,300 ± 51,700 copies/105 copies HPRT. Normal TNF-α for C57BL/6 mouse = 191,300 ± 51,700 copies/105 copies HPRT; IS + AF (d + 2) TNF-α for C57/BL mouse = 22,700 ± 3600 copies/105 copies HPRT.