Cytokine Levels in the Baboon Bronchial Alveolar Lavage Fluid after Exposure to CARDS Toxin.

aCytokines expressed at days 1 and 2 after treatment with 700 pmol active rCARDS toxin or 700 pmol heat inactivated toxin.bBaseline values obtained in the pre-procedure BALF expressed as pg/ml.cBaseline values obtained in the pre-procedure BALF for HI toxin expressed as pg/ml.dCytokine levels were determined by Luminex assay and are presented as fold increases over baseline. No changes were detected in: M-CSF, IFN-α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-18, MIP-1β, TNF-α, TNF-β.