1. expressed as Means±SDs
Figure 5. Evaluation the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines measured by ELISA in all experiment groups:
a- TNF-α levels in BALF, b-TNF-α levels in lung homogenates, c- IL-6 levels in BALF, d- IL-6 levels in lung
homogenates. To compare between groups, we performed one-way ANOVA followed by the Duncan posttest
(p<0.05, n=8). Different letters appear statistically significant differences between groups, p<0.05. Data were
expressed as Means±SDs
Margaret Zaitoun et al. Study the Effect of Total Carotenoids from Sporidiobolus pararoseus on Acute Lung Inflammation in Mice
Exposed to Cigarette Smoke.
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