Fig. 3.

CEPO, but not rhEPO, reduce the expression of proinflammatory factors. Compounds were given 30 min before induction of BD and kidney mRNA quantitated after 4 h of beating heart BD. The relative amounts of E-selectin (A), P-selectin (B), VCAM-1 (C), and PAI-1 (D) were determined by real-time PCR. All error bars are ±SEM. (∗, P < 0.05; ∗∗, P < 0.01 vs. untreated BD).