Fig. 6.
Interleukin (IL)-8 messenger RNA levels in the noninfected lung of rabbits with Enterobacter aerogenes unilateral pneumonia according to the mechanical ventilation (MV) strategy (i.e., “adverse” or “protective”), and the position (i.e., supine position [SP] or prone position [PP]). All values are reported as fold increase compared with control spontaneously breathing healthy animals normalized to one. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. There was a decrease of the IL-8 gene expression within the noninfected lung of the animals turned into PP, regardless of the MV settings. *P < 0.05 between SP and PP groups.