TABLE 1.
Plasma albumin and total protein concentrations in VAS rats treated with rhIL-6 or PBS control1
Time, d |
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Treatment | Baseline | 3 | 7 | |
Albumin, g/L | PBS | 40.0 ± 4.8 | 37.0 ± 6.3 | 38.7 ± 5.2 |
rhIL-6 | 18.0 ± 2.9* | 17.8 ± 4.3* | ||
Total protein, g/L | PBS | 54.6 ± 24.1 | 48.1 ± 8.2 | 44.3 ± 4.1 |
rhIL-6 | 52.5 ± 14.0 | 47.2 ± 11.1 |
Values are means ± SD, n = 4.
Different from PBS control, P ≤ 0.05.