Table III.

Serum expression levels of IL-6 in each group.

Parameter	6 h	12 h	24 h
Group C (pg/ml)	84.83±5.74	86.52±7.37	84.96±10.06
Group S (pg/ml)	235.75±32.26a	300.64±13.65a,c	394.58±13.55a,c,d
Group P (pg/ml)	157.93±18.41a,b	204.58±15.40a,b,c	308.59±14.11a,b,c,d
F-value	60.45	360.78	791.18

Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (n=5).

^aP<0.05, vs. group C;

^bP<0.05, vs. group S;

^cP<0.05, vs. intra-group 6 h;

^dP<0.05, vs. intra-group 12 h.

IL, interleukin; C, control; S, sepsis; P, pretreatment. n is the number of mice used in each group.