Figure 5. Pneumonia severity is increased in a mouse model of isolated hyperleptinemia.
(A) Whole lung K. pneumoniae CFU and (B) BAL neutrophil levels were determined in leptin-treated (2 ug i.p. × 14 days) mice compared with i.p. PBS-treated controls at 48 hours after K. pneumoniae–induced respiratory infection. n = 8 per group. *P ≤ 0.05 as determined by an unpaired Student’s t test (2-tailed).