Upper panel exhibits representative blot (from 5 experiments) for the expression LV TNF-α receptor associated death domain (TRADD, Bax and BCl2 in sham, 1, 3- and 7-days post-sepsis as compared to sham and 1-day post-sepsis. Alterations (fold change) in Bax/ Bcl2 (lower left panel) and TRADD (lower right panel), normalized to β-actin in sham and septic groups. *p ≤ 0.05 as compared to the sham group, #p ≤ 0.05 as compared to the 1-day sepsis group.