We collected BALF by lavage the lung for three times with PBS (pH 7.2, 500 μL each time). The fluid recovery rate was more than 90%. Lavage samples from mice were kept on ice. BALF was centrifuged at 700× g for 5 min at 4 °C. The BALF supernatant was collected and stored at −80 °C.
Do you have any questions about this protocol?
Post your question to gather feedback from the community. We will also invite the authors of this article to respond.