Table 1. Selected cytokine and chemokine levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

Cytokine	IL-6		KC
Mouse Group	− NTHi	+ NTHi*	− NTHi	+ NTHi*
CC-LR	19.9 ± 1.6	131 ± 3.0	29.7 ± 8.9	126.7 ± 9.4
CC-LR/HIF-1αΔ/Δ	2.09 ± 0.6	44.55 ± 12.9	16.98 ± 7.5	51.06 ± 10.8
CC-LR/HIF-1α Tg	61.61 ± 9.2	N/A	33.7 ± 5.6	N/A

Abbreviations: NTHi, nontypeable Haemophilus influenza; IL-6, interleukin 6; KC, keratinocyte-derived chemokine, N/A, not applicable.

All data are the mean ± SEM and are expressed as pg/ml (n = 4).

^*Bronchoalveolar lavage fluids were collected at the age of 14 weeks and the first day after 8th NTHi exposure.