Role of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae/Interleukin-8/Neutrophil Axis in the Pathogenesis of Pneumonia
Fig 2
Comparison of Cytology, IL-8, MPO, MMP-9, and NE in BALF between the Low MP-DNA Group (< 107 copies/ml) and High MP-DNA Group (≥ 107 copies/ml).
The values in the graphs represent the mean ± SD. The P values were calculated using Student’s t test while Mann-Whitney U-test was used for comparison of MMP-9 between two groups. MPP: Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia; IL: interleukin-8; MPO: myeloperoxidase; MMP-9: matrix metalloproteinase 9; NE: neutrophil elastase.