Table 1.
Peritoneal lavage fluid |
Plasma |
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Cytokine (pg/ml) | Control | Turpentine | Control | Turpentine |
TNF-α | 27 ± 5 | 14 ± 3* | 34 ± 7 | 34 ± 5 |
IL-6 | 956 ± 114 | 494 ± 134* | 379 ± 99 | 666 ± 46* |
IL-10 | 78 ± 14 | 77 ± 8 | 63 ± 16 | 57 ± 17 |
MCP-1 | 419 ± 63 | 261 ± 57* | 228 ± 58 | 203 ± 21 |
Mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 108 colony-fomring units Enterococcus faecium 1 day after subcutaneous turpentine or saline injections. Data are mean ± SEM, n = 8 mice/group. *P< 0·05 compared to saline-injected mice.
IL-6 and IL-10, interleukin-6 and -10; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α).