Figure 2.
Effect of MRSA on liver IL-1β (A), IL-2 (B), IL-4 (C), IL-6 (D), TNF-α (E), and MIP-α (F) expression levels in mice.
Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 compared with the control group.
Abbreviations: C, control group; H is high-dose group (4 × 106 CFU/kg); L, low-dose group (1 × 106 CFU/kg); M, middle-dose group (2 × 106 CFU/kg); MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; IL, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; MIP-α, macrophage inflammatory protein alpha.