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Table 2 Plasma concentrations of mediators.

From: High tidal volume mechanical ventilation-induced lung injury in rats is greater after acid instillation than after sepsis-induced acute lung injury, but does not increase systemic inflammation: an experimental study

 

Acid

LVt acid

HVt acid

Sepsis

LVt sepsis

HVt sepsis

IL-6 (pg/ml)

321 ± 13

1113 ± 387#

758 ± 209#

312 ± 8

643 ± 190

393 ± 31

TNF-α (pg/ml)

39 ± 3

61 ± 9*

62 ± 12*

38 ± 2

42 ± 4

43 ± 10

MIP-2 (pg/ml)

4.6 ± 0.1

5.4 ± 0.4

5.2 ± 0.03

4.7 ± 0.3

5.0 ± 0.3

6.0 ± 0.8

sICAM-1 (ng/ml)

4.0 ± 0.3

30.9 ± 2.8$

22.6 ± 2.8$

31.4 ± 6.0

41.2 ± 6.7

32.2 ± 2.4

aPAI-1 (ng/ml)

0.0 ± 0.0

20.8 ± 2.1

12.5 ± 5.7

9.8 ± 3.0

18.5 ± 2.7

22.5 ± 3.1

  1. Plasma concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and active plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (aPAI-1) in rats ventilated for 4 h after acid instillation or during sepsis with low tidal volume (LVt) (6 mL/kg), with a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 5 cm H2O or high tidal volume (HVt) (15 mL/kg) without PEEP. HVt after acid instillation did not affect plasma mediator levels. Acid instillation increased IL-6 and TNF-α plasma concentrations as compared to sepsis. Levels of sICAM-1 were lower in the acid group. Data represent mean ± SEM. # p=0.002 for model compared to LVt and HVt sepsis, * p=0.005 for model compared to LVt and HVt sepsis, $ p=0.031 for model compared to LVt and HVt sepsis.