Table 1– Pulmonary myeloperoxidase (MPO), cytokine and chemokine levels 48 and 96 h after induction of lethal influenza A infection
48 h96 h
WTHeterozygous FVLHomozygous FVLWTHeterozygous FVLHomozygous FVL
Mice n888888
MPO ng·mL−19.3 (6.7–10)8.0 (7.1–8.8)9.1 (7.1–9.8)14 (12–17)14 (12–17)14 (12–15)
TNF-α pg·mL−1317 (196–423)183 (171–250)121 (127–262)*344 (190–433)420 (376–577)503 (352–770)
IL-6 ng·mL−12.6 (1.7–6.1)1.5 (1.2–1.9)1.9 (1.1–2.2)1.6 (0.8–2.3)3.2 (1.7–4.8)2.0 (1.7–5.3)
IL-12 pg·mL−1NDNDND5.0 (5.0–12)10 (5.0–35)8.8 (5.0–33)
MCP-1 ng·mL−18.9 (5.8–10)5.4 (5.2–6.4)5.8 (5.3–7.5)10 (5.8–10)10 (10–10)10 (9.1–10)
IL-10 pg·mL−1749 (500–1058)281 (185–335)**424 (130–882)244 (210–426)343 (187–1401)534 (360–577)
IFN-γ pg·mL−146 (29–79)44 (34–50)24 (14–45)7.6 (12–17)31 (16–56)*14 (9.5–32)
KC pg·mL−1941 (622–1297)753 (522–906)673 (615–1025)1090 (770–1334)941 (759–1256)675 (559–892)
  • Data are presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated. WT: wild-type; FVL: factor V Leiden; TNF: tumour necrosis factor; IL: interleukin; MCP: monocyte chemotactic protein; IFN: interferon; KC: keratinocyte-derived chemokine; ND: not detected. *: p<0.05 compared to wild-type; **: p<0.01 compared to wild-type.