Figure 3. In Vitro Vitamin C does not inhibit TNF induced FM weakening.
TNF incubation resulted in significant FM weakening that was not inhibited by pretreatment with Vitamin C. Rupture Force for four treatment groups are displayed: Control, Vitamin C pre-treatment, TNF, Vitamin C followed by TNF (see Methods for details). Data points represent pooled results of six experiments using three FM fragments per treatment group in each experiment (N=18). Data are presented as mean ± SD. (* p=.04, + p=.02, ++ p=.86)