Figure 6

(a–e) Markers associated with inflammation induced renal fibrosis. mRNA expression of Il1a, Il1b, Il6, Tnfα and Il10 in renal cortical tissues of WT and DCM mice administered NAC or saline (n = 6–8). Data are mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs saline treated WT mice. +++ P < 0.001 vs saline treated DCM mice. Il1a = interleukin 1 alpha, Il1b = interleukin 1 beta, Il6 = interleukin 6, Tnfα = tumor necrosis factor alpha, Il10 = interleukin 10. Other abbreviations are as for Fig. 1.