Table 2 Effects of C23 on systemic and tissue levels of proinflammatory cytokines at 20 h after CLP.

From: A cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP)-derived peptide attenuates inflammation and organ injury in septic mice

Cytokine

Sham

Vehicle

p-value

C23

p-value

p-value

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

vs. sham

Median ± SE

vs. sham

vs. veh

Serum (pg/ml)

IL-6

34.8 ± 16.7

33,364.40 ± 6,312.60

0.001

18,341.10 ± 3.8

0.018

0.059

TNF-α

3.4 ± 0.5

416.5 ± 60.7

<0.001

180.1 ± 16.9

0.032

<0.001

IL-1β

7.8 ± 2

53.5 ± 10.8

0.005

28.7 ± 2.2

0.127

0.028

Lung (pg/mg)

IL-6

187 ± 8.7

2,369.20 ± 481.2

<0.001

1,024.80 ± 240.5

0.044

0.005

TNF-α

67.5±1.7

185.6 ± 11

<0.001

133.5 ± 4.3

<0.001

<0.001

IL-1β

179.9 ± 4

454.3 ± 20.8

<0.001

346 ± 14.7

<0.001

<0.001

Kidney (pg/mg)

IL-6

724.7 ± 20.3

2,075.30 ± 285.3

<0.001

1,220.50 ± 128.6

0.038

0.003

TNF-α

301.5 ± 11.2

676 ± 31.1

<0.001

599.2 ± 35.4

<0.001

0.087

IL-1β

934 ± 8.4

2,383.40 ± 93.3

<0.001

2,167.80 ± 62.7

<0.001

0.051

  1. Note: Number of animals in each group: sham n = 5, vehicle (veh) n = 12, C23 n = 11. One-way ANOVA with Student-Newman-Keuls test.