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Table 3 Plasma cytokines and inflammatory cells

From: Protective ventilation reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth in lung tissue in a porcine pneumonia model

Variable

Group

0 h

3 h

6 h

p

TNFα

Protective (n = 8)

2.2 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.2

2.6 ± 0.2

 

(log10ng x L−1)

Control (n = 8)

2.3 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.1

0.71

IL6

Protective (n = 8)

2.0 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.4

3.2 ± 0.3

 

(log10ng x L−1)

Control (n = 8)

1.9 ± 0.0

2.4 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.3

0.55

Leukocytes

Protective (n = 8)

16 ± 4

16 ± 4

16 ± 5

 

(109 x L−1)

Control (n = 8)

14 ± 5

15 ± 6

18 ± 7

0.58

Neutrophils

Protective (n = 8)

9 ± 4

8 ± 5

9 ± 5

 

(109 x L−1)

Control (n = 8)

7 ± 4

9 ± 5

11 ± 6

0.30