Table 3.
Inflammatory markers in the endotoxin-exposed piglets (median and range) (pg/mg protein, except plasma where pg/mg)
| Liver | Intestine | Lung | Plasma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | IL-6 | TNFα | IL-6 | TNFα | IL-6 | TNFα | IL-6 | TNFα |
| CPAP 5 | 2.06 (1.7-2.4) |
1.67* (1.7-2.5) |
1.91* (1.1-2.3) |
1.10 (0.8-1.6) |
20.65 (12.9-34.7) |
37.1 (31.1-45.9) |
1526 (1526-2500) |
566.0 (410-1132) |
| PEEP 5 | 5.53 (1.8-9.3) |
5.18 (2.4-9.3) |
6.21 (2.2-7.8) |
2.70 (1.0-4.8) |
34.2 (9.2-42.4) |
43.9 (22.1-46.6) |
2500 (1104-2500) |
590.3 (288-724) |
| PEEP 15 | 2.87 (1.8-9.7) |
3.88 (2.2-8.1) |
3.23 (1.2-6.4) |
2.24 (1.5-2.7) |
23.1 (7.7-37.8) |
44.1 (31.4-48.0) |
953.9 (445-2500) |
482.6 (291-818) |
aSignificantly different from PEEP.