Table 2.

Parameters of control (sham-operated) and septic rats

	Sham (n ≥ 8)	CLP (n ≥ 11)		Sham (n ≥ 8)	CLP (n ≥ 11)
Thrombocytes (*109/l)	1052.5 ± 54.7	467 ± 53.7*	Alanine aminotransferase (µkat/l)	0.4 ± 0.01	1.3 ± 0.1*
Haematocrit	0.34 ± 0.01	0.29 ± 0.01**	Aspartate aminotransferase (µkat/l)	1.9 ± 0.1	3.9 ± 0.4*
Haemoglobin (g/l)	106.8 ± 2.5	89.1 ± 5.2**	Spleen weight (mg/g of body weight)	3.3 ± 0.2	4.1 ± 0.3**
Na+ (mmol/l)	134.5 ± 1.4	128.1 ± 0.9*	Dry-to-wet weight ratio of the spleen	0.228 ± 0.003	0.206 ± 0.006**
K+ (mmol/l)	3.4 ± 0.1	3.8 ± 0.1**	Dry-to-wet weight ratio of the liver	0.268 ± 0.005	0.246 ± 0.002**
Cl– (mmol/l)	98.1 ± 1.4	95 ± 1.0**	Dry-to-wet weight ratio of the left kidney	0.224 ± 0.002	0.213 ± 0.003**
Lactate dehydrogenase (µkat/l)	2.6 ± 0.5	8.7 ± 1.6**	Dry-to-wet weight ratio of the right kidney	0.224 ± 0.002	0.212 ± 0.004**

Mean ± SEM. Two-sample t-test

^*P < 0.001 vs. control (sham-operated)

^**P < 0.05 vs. control (sham-operated). CLP, caecal ligation and puncture