Erythromycin Enhances Regulatory T-Cell Responses in a Rat Model of Smoke-Induced Lung Inflammation
Figure 5
Treatment with erythromycin increases the levels of IL-35 in the lungs of rats. The levels of IL-35 in BALF of individual rats were analyzed by ELISA. Data shown are mean values of individual samples from three separate experiments and mean values (lines) of each group of rats (). Group N: rats exposed to regular air without any special treatment; Group C: rats exposed to regular air and were treated with erythromycin; Group S: rats exposed to smoking air and were treated with saline; and Group E: rats exposed to smoking air and were treated with erythromycin daily for nine weeks beginning at the forth weeks smoking. *, **.