Cathepsin K transgenic mice (black bars) and wild-type mice (white bars) were administered either saline or bleomycin for 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks

Abstract

Subsequently, mice were euthanized and lungs were lavaged as described in Materials and Methods. Total BAL fluid cell numbers (A), alveolar macrophages (B), exudate macrophages (C), neutrophils (D) and lymphocytes (E) were ascertained from Pappenheim-stained cytospin preparations of BAL fluid. The data are shown as mean ± SD of at least n = 5 mice per group and time point. No statistical significances were noted between wild-type and Cathepsin K transgenic mice.<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Overexpression of cathepsin K in mice decreases collagen deposition and lung resistance in response to bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis"</p><p>http://respiratory-research.com/content/9/1/54</p><p>Respiratory Research 2008;9(1):54-54.</p><p>Published online 18 Jul 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2490691.</p><p></p