Table 3. Effects of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator on plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines at 24 h after cecal ligation and puncture.

Variable	Control	CLP	CLP+CERA
IL-1β (pg/ml)	50±12	985±399	526±193
TNF-α (pg/ml)	54±12	62±7	37±10
IFN-γ (pg/ml)	522±240	1613±631	1118±652
IL-2 (pg/ml)	36±8	74±18	29±10
IL-6 (pg/ml)	291±65	532±80*	237±44
IL-10 (pg/ml)	96±0	527±211	348±96

CLP, cecal ligation and puncture; CERA, continuous erythropoietin receptor activator; IL, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; IFN-γ, interferon gamma.

*p<0.05 vs. CLP+CERA.