Table 2. Effect of exposure to PM, S. aureus, or their combination on the numbers of inflammatory cells in BALF cells of mice.
Group | BALF cells (×104) | Macrophages | Neutrophils | Lymphocytes | Eosinophils |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 2.42 ± 0.33 | 2.26 ± 0.22 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
1 | 2.44 ± 0.28 | 2.31 ± 0.18 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
2 | 2.69 ± 0.11* | 2.48 ± 0.13* | 0.03 ± 0.02* | 0.05 ± 0.02* | 0.07 ± 0.03* |
3 | 2.95 ± 0.41*# | 2.63 ± 0.17*# | 0.06 ± 0.02*#$ | 0.12 ± 0.04*#$ | 0.09 ± 0.02*# |
Data are reported as the mean ± SD (n=5 in each group). *P<0.05 compared with control; #P<0.05 compared with G1; $P<0.05 compared with G2.