Acute ethanol ingestion affects serum IL-6 and IL-1β after H/R. 12 h before H/R, rats were gavaged with saline (Ctrl) or ethanol (EtOH). Blood samples were collected at 2, 24 and 72 after resuscitation. Serum concentrations of IL-6 (A) and IL-1β (B) were determined by elisa. Sham-operated animals underwent the same surgical procedures as the H/R groups but H/R was not carried out (*P < 0.05 vs. all, #P < 0.05 vs. H/R+Ctrl group 2 h group, n= 7 for 2 h group, n= 3 for 24 h group, n= 3 for 72 h group).