Table 3.

Immunohistochemical analyses and Western blots

Variable	sham	control	rhAT
Myeloperoxidase activity (U/mL)	105 (104; 106)	132 (120; 139)#	114 (105; 118)†
p38-MAPK (arbitrary units)	2.3 (1.8; 3.5)	6.1 (5.4; 6.5)#	2.8 (2.3; 3.0)†
TNF-α (arbitrary units)	2.1 (1.8; 2.1)	2.7 (2.6; 2.8)#	2.0 (1.6; 2.4)†
IL-6 (arbitrary units)	1.4 (1.3; 2.0)	4.0 (3.0; 4.6)#	2.1 (1.9; 2.8)†

^#, P <0.05 vs. sham; ^† , P <0.05 vs. control; data are represented as median with interquartile range (25^th; 75^th); each group n = 6

IL-6, interleukin 6; p38-MAPK, p38-mitogen-activated protein kinases; rhAT, recombinant human antithrombin III; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha.