Figure 5

Measurement of tissue concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, MCP-1 and TNF-α) in lung homogenates using the ELISA assay.
*P < 0.05 compared with non-ligation group. n = 6–8 different animals in each group. Data were were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and are shown as mean ± SD. Dotted lines denote the levels of sham-operated animals.