Figure 4.
Cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticle treatment attenuates diaphragmatic inflammation after septic insult.
Notes: Cecal inoculum (CI) induced increases in Stat3 phosphorylation are diminished with nanoparticle treatment (A, n=6 rats/each group). Real-time PCR showed that iNOS gene expression levels was increased with CI group and diminished with nanoparticle treatment at 18 hours (B, n=6 rats/each group). Immunoblot for iNOS/α-tubulin is shown (C). *vs Control, **vs CI: P<0.05 by one-way ANOVA.
Abbreviation: PCR, polymerase chain reaction.