The Regulation of Interleukin-8 by Hypoxia in Human Macrophages—A Potential Role in the Pathogenesis of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Table 1 Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of multiple trauma patients (n = 56) who did and did not progress to ARDS

Bal Fluid	Patients who did not Progress to ARDS	Patients who Progressed to ARDS	P Value
Total protein µg/ml	190 ± 98	240 ± 142	0.6
IL-8 pg/ml	206 ± 288	1425 ± 1841	0.0001
Endotoxin pg/ml	4.5 ± 3.6	5.5 ± 3.8	0.8
Neutrophils (%)	5 (0.5–10)*	4.5 (1–8)*	0.8

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