Table 4.
Lung parameters and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) data in HFD ad libitum + placebo group and HFD ad libitum + anakinra group.
| HFD (O) + Placebo | HFD (O) + Anakinra | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of mice (n) | 8 | 8 | |
| Triglycerides in lung tissue (µg/mg) | 6.16 ± 1.27 | 4.74 ± 0.64 | |
| Free fatty acids in lung tissue (umol/mg) | 0.017 ± 0.002 | 0.013 ± 0.001 | |
| Lung volumes (ml) | 0.19 ± 0.004 | 0.21 ± 0.004 | |
| BAL cell count (cells/mL) | 39771.4 ± 8404.7 | 28342.9 ± 4548.5 | |
| BAL differential (% of total) | Epithelial cells | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.4 |
| Macrophages | 94.9 ± 0.1 | 95.4 ± 0.6 | |
| Eosinophils | 0 | 0 | |
| Basophils | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutrophils | 0 | 0 | |
| Lymphocytes | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.4** | |
**Denote that this value was significantly different p < 0.01.