Figure 10.

 Interleukin 6 (IL-6) supplementation dose dependently inhibited the elevation in mortality in hepatic sympathectomised mice after Jo-2 treatment. (A) Survival course of mice (n = 10) pretreated with a low dose (10 ng/g weight) of recombinant IL-6 30 minutes before Jo-2 injection (0.35 μg/g weight) in sham operated (Sham) and hepatic sympathectomised (Sympx) mice. (B) Survival course of mice (n = 10) pretreated with a high dose (20 ng/g weight) of recombinant IL-6 30 minutes before Jo-2 injection (0.35 μg/g weight).