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Figure 6

From: Dynamics of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine release during acute inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an ex vivo study

Figure 6

Severity of COPD influences cytokine release. Using the GOLD guidelines the 37 individuals in this study were classified as GOLD I (grey circles) and GOLD II (filled circles) or subjects with normal lung function (open circles). Data from figures 1A, 2A, 2B and 2C were then re-analysed to determine the kinetics of (A) TNFα, (B) IL-10, (C) IL-6 and (D) CXCL8 release from the lung tissue of the patients in the three classified groups. Values given are the mean ± SEM and are expressed as pg/mg of tissue, † indicates P < 0.05 for both GOLD I and GOLD II compared to GOLD 0, and * indicates P < 0.05 for GOLD II compared to GOLD 0.

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