Table 1. Dexmedetomidine alleviated LPS-induced inflammatory response in the lung of rats.

Item	Cont	LPS	Dex
IL-1β	1.00 ± 0.08c	1.52 ± 0.11a	1.31 ± 0.15b
IL-4	1.00 ± 0.12	1.06 ± 0.13	1.11 ± 0.14
IL-6	1.00 ± 0.11b	1.37 ± 0.15a	1.36 ± 0.18a
IL-10	1.00 ± 0.13	1.15 ± 0.16	1.03 ± 0.11
IL-17	1.00 ± 0.11b	1.41 ± 0.12a	1.24 ± 0.16ab
TNF-α	1.00 ± 0.09b	1.66 ± 0.17a	1.21 ± 0.12b

Data are presented as mean ± SEM. The values having different superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).