Table III.
Cytokines in BAL fluid at 24 h after instillation of PBS or S. pneumoniae (SP) in WT or Nrf2 null mice
| Analyte (pg/mL) |
WT | Nrf2 null | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS (n=4) |
S. pneumoniae 6.88 ± 0.13 × 106 CFU per mouse (n=5) |
S. pneumoniae 1.38 ± 0.038 × 107 CFU per mouse (n=5) |
PBS (n=4) |
S. pneumoniae 6.25 ± 0.22 × 106 CFU per mouse (n=5) |
S. pneumoniae 1.13 ± 0.022 × 107 CFU per mouse (n=5) |
|
| IL-1a | 2.5 ± 0.55 | 113 ± 19 * | 127 ± 28 * | 4.0 ± 2.6 | 127 ± 20 * | 151 ± 22 * |
| IL-1b | 9.4 ± 0.55 | 123 ± 16 | 159 ± 27 * | 15 ± 9.0 | 151 ± 21 | 238 ± 61 * |
| IL-2 | 2.5 ± 0.42 | 3.9 ± 0.20 | 3.2 ± 0.22 | 1.5 ± 0.41 | 6.0 ± 2.1 | 3.9 ± 0.36 |
| IL-3 | 1.9 ± 0.18 | 3.6 ± 0.30 | 3.9 ± 0.43 | 2.1 ± 0.52 | 4.5 ± 0.56 * | 5.1 ± 0.81 * |
| IL-4 | 2.1 ± 0.01 | 6.2 ± 0.45 | 7.7 ± 0.65 | 2.4 ± 0.47 | 8.0 ± 0.87 | 12 ± 3.1 * |
| IL-5 | 1.9 ± 0.16 | 7.8 ± 0.78 * | 9.3 ± 1.2 * | 2.1 ± 0.74 | 8.1 ± 0.85 * | 12 ± 2.3 * |
| IL-6 | 1.5 ± 0.34 | 420 ± 59 | 444 ± 39 | 8.3 ± 7.4 | 599 ± 61 * | 697 ± 203 * |
| IL-10 | 3.9 ± 0.27 | 19 ± 1.4 | 24 ± 2.8 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 22 ± 2.2 | 45 ± 19 * |
| IL- 12(p40) |
22 ± 3.5 | 561 ± 55 * | 596 ± 153 * | 27 ± 6.3 | 884 ± 55 * | 722 ± 169 * |
| IL- 12(p70) |
8.3 ± 2.6 | 122 ± 8.7 * | 126 ± 29 * | 16 ± 11 (n=3)<LLOQ (n=1) |
214 ± 12 *,† | 179 ± 32 * |
| IL-13 | 41 ± 3.0 | 58 ± 3.0 | 63 ± 3.1 | 32 ± 4.4 | 67 ± 6.5 * | 76 ± 9.7 * |
| IL-17A | 5.5 ± 0.39 | 202 ± 30 | 134 ± 32 | 6.0 ± 2.0 | 274 ± 87 * | 259 ± 53 * |
| Eotaxin | 1388 ± 206 | 1883 ± 77 | 1814 ± 129 | 1464 ± 128 | 1823 ± 96 | 1813 ± 105 |
| G-CSF | 54 ± 5.7 | 4652 ± 695 | 4609 ± 553 | 249 ± 199 | 5207 ± 1125 * |
6486 ± 1985 * |
| GM-CSF | 34 ± 1.5 | 94 ± 17 | 57 ± 3.4 | 36 ± 6.6 | 170 ± 47 * | 71 ± 10 |
| IFN-γ | 15 ± 1.5 | 91 ± 20 | 553 ± 209 | 10 ± 2.8 | 90 ± 29 | 603 ± 218 |
| KC | 15 ± 3.4 | 160 ± 14 | 232 ± 27 * | 33 ± 25 | 344 ± 38 *, † | 277 ± 60 * |
| MCP-1 | 51 ± 3.0 | 1148 ± 146 | 1626 ± 470 * | 56 ± 17 | 1578 ± 351 * | 2587 ± 393 * |
| MIP-1α | 12 ± 1.4 | 772 ± 141 | 1590 ± 214 | 75 ± 71 | 2210 ± 265 | 7051 ± 4950 (n=4), >UL (n=1) |
| MIP-1β | 2.7 ± 0.29 | 180 ± 17 | 213 ± 38 | 12 ± 9.9 | 371 ± 43 | 1237 ± 766 |
| RANTES | 0.95 ± 0.15 | 493 ± 86 | 956 ± 228 | 11 ± 9.3 (n=3)<LLOQ (n=1) |
683 ± 83 | 1827 ± 539 * |
| TNF | 6.0 ± 0.57 | 4823 ± 1243 * |
3342 ± 420 | 21 ± 17 | 8878 ± 1186 *, † |
3794 ± 411 * |
Values are mean ± SEM. The number of samples in each group (n) is shown in the column subheadings unless otherwise indicated in the individual cells. <LLOQ, below the lower limit of quantitation; >UL, exceeds upper limit of quantitation.
, significantly different compared with PBS control of the same genotype;
, significantly different compared with WT that received the same treatment (p≤0.05, ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer HSD post hoc test).