The Effect of Co-Colonization on the Concentration of MIP-2 in Upper Respiratory Tract Lavage Fluid

<p>MIP-2 levels normalized to total protein content were determined in mock colonized (open bars) and dual colonized (solid bars) mice including BALB/c SCID mice, C3H/HeOuJ mice, and C3H/HeOuJ mice treated with RB6-8C5 or rat IgG control as indicated. Values are geometric means ± standard deviation. *<i>p <</i> 0.01 compared to other co-colonized groups of C3H mice. Dual colonized SCID and C3H mice showed significantly higher levels of MIP-2 compared to mock colonized controls (<i>p <</i> 0.03).