Figure 9. The effect of rhein on peripheral white blood cell counts in CLP-induced sepsis. Blood samples were withdrawn by cardiac puncture with a heparinized syringe at 12 h after the CLP surgery.

total and differential cell counts were measured. Data are represented as mean ± SD of 10 animals of each group. #p < 0.05 and ##p < 0.01 compared to sham group; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 compared to CLP group.