Effects of ventilation with 8 mL/kg in LPS- or placebo-pretreated rats on pulmonary inflammation.

<p>Pulmonary concentrations of pro-(A: TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (B: IL-10) cytokines in placebo- and LPS-treated spontaneously breathing and mechanically ventilated (MV, 8 mL/kg) rats. Pulmonary cytokine levels are normalized to the total amount of protein in each lung homogenate. Data are represented as mean ± SEM of 8–9 animals per group. * indicates p<0.05, one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc test.