Table 8.

Summary of changes in clinically-relevant indices of lung function and HMPAO lung uptake in rats 24 hrs after treatment with hyperoxia, saline, or LPS as compared to normoxia rats

	BR	HR	Pulse Ox	Thoracic X-ray	BW	BAL protein	BAL cell count	HMPAO Lung uptake
24-hyperoxia	−10%	NS	NS	NS	+1.9%	NS	NS	+135%
24-hr saline	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	+ 300%	NS
24-hr LPS	+40%	NS	NS	NS	−6.2%	+70%	+3,000%	+188%

% change from normoxia. NS, not significant