Figure 3
Enhanced early neutrophil influx and LIX levels in CD44 KO mice. Neutrophil numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (a), MPO concentrations (b) at 6 and 24 h after infection, and levels of LIX (c), KC (d) and MIP-2 (e) in lungs of WT (black bars) and CD44 KO (white bars) mice at 6 h after infection with 104 CFU of S. pneumoniae. Data are expressed as means±s.e.m.; n=8 mice/group, *P<0.05, **P<0.01 as compared with WT mice.
