Cytokine RNA quantity in lung slices.

* = Significant difference between strains.IL-1α, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels were all significantly higher in LPS treated RAGE KO lung slices compared to wild type after LPS challenge. IL-6 and MCP-1 were both higher in the LPS treated wild type lung slices compared to LPS treated RAGE KO.*significant difference between wild type and RAGE KO (pData are mean ±SEM, analyzed by 2-way ANOVA with a Bonferroni post hoc test. (n of 3 per group). Abbreviations IL: interleukin, TNF: tumor necrosis factor, MCP: monocyte chemotactic protein.