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. 2020 Sep 18;11:553949. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.553949

TABLE 1.

BAL cell characteristics of C57Bl/6 and Mmp12 KO mice 60 day.

Treatment N Total cell count (×105) AM (X105) LYM (×105) PMN (×105)
C57Bl/6 PBS/Surf 10 8.0 ± 2.9 7.7 ± 2.8 [97] 0.3 ± 0.3 [3] 0.06 ± 0.09 [1]
C57Bl/6 MWCNT 10 9.8 ± 2.5 8.9 ± 2.0 [92] 0.7 ± 0.5 [6] 0.2 ± 0.2 [2]
Mmp12 KO PBS/Surf 10 7.7 ± 2.5 7.5 ± 2.5 [97] 0.1 ± 0.1 [2] 0.05 ± 0.1 [1]
Mmp12 KO MWCNT 10 12.0 ± 4.1* 11.1 ± 4.0 [92]* 0.4 ± 0.2 [4] 0.5 ± 0.4 [4]*

AM, alveolar macrophages; LYM, lymphocytes; PMN, neutrophils. *Means ± SD, p ≤ 0.05 compared to PBS/Surf vs MWCNT in MMP12 KO. [ ] Percentage.