FIG. 3.
TNF-α and IL-10 concentrations in BALF of immunocompetent and immunosuppressed mice infected with A. fumigatus. TNF-α (A) and IL-10 (B) concentrations in BALF were determined at 3, 6, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after infection with 107 conidia as described in Materials and Methods. Abbreviations are as defined in the legend to Fig. 1. The values presented are the means and SEMs for at least five mice. Section signs and asterisks indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between corticosteroid- and chemotherapy-treated mice and immunocompetent mice, respectively.