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. 2010 Sep 30;51(6):838–844. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.6.838

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Cardiac production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Plasma levels of TNF-α and IL-1β at 2 hours post-reperfusion in each group. Values are the mean ± SD (n = 6 in each group). Sham + LR, sham-operated rats in which no tightening of the left coronary artery was performed; sham + EP50, sham-operated rats in which 50 mg/kg EP was administered intraperitoneally 1 hour before ischemic insult; I/R + LR, rats in which 4 mL LR was administered intraperitoneally 1 hour before ischemic insult; I/R + EP50, rats in which 50 mg/kg EP was administered intraperitoneally 1 hour before ischemic insult. TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; I/R, ischemia/reperfusion; EP, ethyl pyruvate; LR, lactated Ringer's solution. *p < 0.05 vs. sham + LR. †p < 0.05 vs. sham + EP50. ‡p < 0.05 vs. I/R + LR.