Response of C57BL/6, (B × S)F1, and SPRET/Ei mice
to TNF. (a) Lethal response of C57BL/6 (■),
(B × S)F1 (▾), and SPRET/Ei
(▴) mice to increasing doses of TNF injected i.p. Lethality
was monitored for 1 week (no further deaths occurred).
n = 8, except for 150 μg and 200 μg where
n = 2. (b) Kinetics of lethal
response after injection of 150 μg TNF. ■, C57BL/6
(n = 24); ▾, (B × S)F1
(n = 13); ▴, SPRET/Ei
(n = 7). (c) Induction of
hypothermia after injection of 150 μg of TNF. ▪, C57BL/6
(n = 4); ▾, (B × S)F1
(n = 4); ▴, SPRET/Ei (n =
5). (d–f) IL-6,
NOx, and ALT concentrations after injection of
150 μg of TNF. White bars, C57BL/6 mice (n =
5); hatched bars, (B × S)F1 mice
(n = 4); black bars, SPRET/Ei mice
(n = 5). *, P < 0 05,
**, P < 0.01;
***, P < 0.0001 (compared
with C57BL/6 mice).