Table 2.
Effect of Olmesartan Medoxomil on cytokine levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
| Day 7 | TNF-α (pg/ml) | MCP-1 (pg/ml) | TGF-β1 (pg/ml) | |
| BLM (n = 8) | 20.7 ± 1.7 | 766.3 ± 100.6 | 331.3 ± 17.7 | |
| BLM + OL (n = 8) | 15.6 ± 1.6 * | 701.3 ± 97.6 | 318.3 ± 29.9 | |
| OL (n = 8) | 5.1 ± 0.0 | 2.0 ± 0.0 | 19.9 ± 3.4 | |
| Day 14 | MIP-2 (pg/ml) | TGF-β1 (pg/ml) | ||
| BLM (n = 8) | 7.1 ± 2.4 | 287.9 ± 35.2 | ||
| BLM + OL (n = 8) | 1.5 ± 0 | 173.4 ± 49.9 * | ||
| OL (n = 8) | 1.5 ± 0 | 21.2 ± 7.3 |
BLM; bleomycin, OL; olmesartan medoxomil
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.
*p < 0.05 as compared to the BLM group.