Figure 6. Serum cytokine levels 8-weeks after transplantation with and without gastric fluid aspiration.
Levels of IL-4, IL-1α and GM-CSF were elevated in the serum of animals receiving allografts with repeated gastric fluid aspiration (n = 4) compared to that of animals with allografts and no aspiration (n = 4). Cytokine levels in animals receiving no allograft and no aspiration (n = 4) are shown for comparison. [*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.]