Cytokine Levels in the Mouse Bronchial Alveolar Lavage Fluid after Exposure to CARDS Toxin. Doug HardyR. J. CoalsonJacqueline PetersJay ChaparroAdriana TechasaensiriChonnamet CantwellAngelene M. R. KannanT. B. BasemanJoel H. DubePeter 2013 a<p>Cytokines showing an increase over basal levels when animals are exposed to active CARDS toxin. Representative data from two independent assays with 5 to10 mice/time point/treatment group each are presented. Data are reported as pg/ml and presented as the average ± the standard deviation.</p>b<p>Baseline measurements were obtained from 5 animals treated with saline for two days.</p>c<p>HI toxin was boiled for one hour prior to use.</p><p>*p<0.05 comparing active toxin to baseline or a similar amount of HI toxin.</p><p>**p<0.05 comparing active toxin to baseline.</p>