Figure 2. Intraoperative responses of inflammatory markers.
Mast cell-specific chymase (A), IL6 (B), IL8 (C), TNFa (D), and the percentage of CD11b positive white blood cells (E) were determined at baseline, when reaching target temperature on cardiopulmonary bypass (Target Temp), after completion of hypothermic circulatory arrest (Post HCA), and after completion of cardiopulmonary bypass (Post CPB). * increase vs baseline p≤0.05 by 2-sample t test.