Table 1.
TLR4+/+ mice |
Marrow TLR4−/− mice |
Parenchymal TLR4−/− mice |
TLR4−/− mice |
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Variable | LPS | Saline | LPS | Saline | LPS | Saline | LPS | Saline |
Total | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
LPS-induced systemic inflammation⁎ | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
<32°C (no./total assessed)† | 3/4 | 0/4 | 7/9 | 0/3 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
Weight loss (g)‡ | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 0.0 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 0.0 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.3 |
Assessed by blinded animal technician based on published description of murine LPS-induced systemic inflammation.4
Rectal temperature assessed before anesthesia administration and completed for the last subsets of mice in this experiment.
Expressed as mean ± SE.