Figure 2.

Plasma hemopexin concentrations in mouse burn model with infection. C57BL/6 mice (n = 6) were subjected to burn by boiled brass bars on the dorsal surface for 30 seconds under anesthesia, followed by a subcutaneous injection of E. coli O4 (10⁶ cfu/mouse) into the burned area. Mouse hemopexin (mHx) concentrations were measured 1 day before or 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 days after the burn. The time of the burn is considered as ‘0’ time. P <0.01 for the whole experiment analyzed by repeated measures one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Donnett’s test was done for comparisons to the control. Horizontal lines represent means. ^* P <0.05, − 1 day vs. +5, or +7, or +9 days.