Table 3 Immunostaining intensities of kidney specimens labelled with the antibodies against TNF-α and ICAM1 (Mean ± SD).

From: Organ-protective effects of fullerenol and desflurane in a rat model of ischemia–reperfusion injury

Protein

S

n = 6

IR

n = 6

IR-FUL

n = 6

IR-DES

n = 6

IR-FUL-DES

n = 6

p**

TNF-α

4.27 ± 1.83

26.08 ± 8.90*

11.77 ± 6.60+

18.85 ± 5.13*

15.85 ± 7.13*,+

< 0.0001

ICAM1

3.15 ± 0.58

9.93 ± 0.89*

4.50 ± 0.99+

7.13 ± 1.15*,+

5.89 ± 0.83*,+

< 0.0001

  1. p**: ANOVA test significance level p < 0.05. *p < 0.05: Compared to the Group Sham. + p < 0.005: Compared to Group IR. TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; ICAM1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1. IR; ischemia reperfusion; IR-FUL, Fullerenol C60-IR; IR-DES, IR-Desflurane; IR-FUL-DES, Fullerenol C60 -IR- Desflurane.
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