Figure 2.
Cytokine secretion during Con A–induced hepatitis. Cytokine levels in the serum after Con A injection in wild-type (gp130LoxP/LoxP) and alfpCre gp130LoxP/LoxP mice. Three hours before Con A administration, animals were treated with NaCl (solid line) or IL-6 (200 μg/kg) (dotted line) by i.p. injection. (A and B) TNF-α levels of wild-type and alfpCre gp130LoxP/LoxP mice. #P < 0.01 vs. corresponding IL-6–pretreated wild-type control group at the same time point. (C and D) IFN-γ levels of wild-type and alfpCre gp130LoxP/LoxP mice. (E and F) IL-6 concentrations of wild-type and alfpCre gp130LoxP/LoxP mice. §P < 0.001 and #P < 0.01 vs. corresponding IL-6–pretreated wild-type or alfpCre gp130LoxP/LoxP mice at the same time point.