Table IV.

mRNA expression levels of TLR4/β-actin in each group.

Parameter	6 h	12 h	24 h
Group C (%)	0.304±0.031	0.315±0.022	0.309±0.025
Group S (%)	1.697±0.090a	1.280±0.083a,c	0.913±0.093a,c,d
Group P (%)	1.201±0.053a,b	0.921±0.049a,b,c	0.404±0.051a,b,c,d
F-value	70.21	58.35	36.48

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.

TLR, Toll-like receptor; C, control; S, sepsis; P, pretreatment.