BALB/c

C57BL/6

 

Macrophages

Neutrophils

Macrophages

Neutrophils

PBS

147 ± 9

1.7 ± 0.6

111 ± 42

0.5 ± 0.5

CSE

254 ± 53**

9.9 ± 4.5***

257 ± 80***

4.5 ± 3.5*

Macrophage and neutrophils in BAL (x103) from BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice treated for 4 days with 50 μl intranasal PBS or 100% CSE. Values are mean ± S.D. of 5 mice. *P<0.05; **P<0.005, ***P<0.001 (vs PBS)
Table 2: Effect of mouse strain on CSE-induced BAL cell number.