Figure 3. Effects of IL-1ra treatment on saccharin consumption.
Naive animals preferred saccharin over tap water, while untreated, saline-treated and heat-inactivated IL-1ra (iIL-1ra) – treated post-SE rats consumed equal amount of each fluid. IL-1ra restored preference towards saccharin. Data for saccharin are presented as Mean±SEM. *- p<0.05 saccharin solution vs. tap water (t-test).