Figure 2.
IL-10 receptors protein and gene expression in the hyperoxic cells and in the rIL-10-treated cells. E19 foetal alveolar type II cells were exposed to 65%-hyperoxia for 24 hrs. Expression of IL-10 receptors was assessed by ELISA (A and B) and qRT-PCR (C and D), respectively. Graphical depiction showing IL-10 receptor-α (A) and -β (B) proteins and IL-10 receptor-α mRNA (C) and -β mRNA (D) increased significantly in the hyperoxic and in the rIL-10-treated cells compared to the controls, and there were no differences between the hyperoxic cells and the rIL-10-treated cells. The results are represented as the mean ± SD from three different experiments.