Table 1. Endotoxin-induced peak cytokine levels in mice (n = 5).
| Treatment | ||||
| Cytokine | Peak Hra | Saline | LPS | p-value |
| TNF-α | 1 | 372±371 | 59,200±15,9 | 0.0000349 |
| IL-3 | 2 | 3.10±4.28 | 18.6±12.9 | 0.0338 |
| IL-4 | 2 | 1.01±0.372 | 1.75±0.667 | 0.0636 |
| IL-10 | 2 | 20.1±22.4 | 572±376 | 0.0113 |
| IL-13 | 2 | 2.04±4.56 | 72.1±21.8 | 0.000110 |
| MCP-1 | 2 | 0.780±1.74 | 39,900±19,800 | 0.00309 |
| MIP-1β | 2 | 7.89±4.88 | 36,800±8,000 | 0.0000134 |
| IL-2 | 4 | 0.022±0.05 | 16.4±8.50 | 0.00259 |
| IL-12p40 | 4 | 193±62.9 | 24,000±5,770 | 0.0000155 |
| IL-12p70 | 4 | 23.1±15.4 | 726±217 | 0.0000889 |
| KC | 4 | 7.83±2.09 | 58,100±34,800 | 0.00574 |
| GM-CSF | 4 | 0.526±1.18 | 99.8±15.3 | 0.000000515 |
| MIP-1α | 4 | 12.0±26.8 | 23,400±2,320 | 0.0000000162 |
| Rantes | 4 | 121±47.2 | 8,070±2,820 | 0.000234 |
| IL-1α | 6 | 73.0±6.89 | 274±97.5 | 0.00174 |
| IL-1β | 6 | 73.6±60.1 | 386±81.5 | 0.000126 |
| IL-5 | 6 | 18.1±23.1 | 843±573 | 0.0123 |
| IL-6 | 6 | 77.1±164 | 14,900±6,080 | 0.000622 |
| IL-9 | 6 | 34.7±12.8 | 72.7±37.4 | 0.0643 |
| IL-17 | 6 | 36.7±79.6 | 493±247 | 0.00439 |
| Eotaxin | 6 | 131±257 | 9,910±3,860 | 0.000478 |
| G-CSF | 6 | 18.9±18.4 | 16,100±19,900 | 0.155 |
| IFN-γ | 6 | 3.45±3.29 | 80.2±46.8 | 0.00638 |
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Peak Hr: time of cytokine peak level post-treatment (in hours).