Figure 5.

Comparison of the protein contents of inflammatory factors c in BALF and peripheral blood among the three groups. (A) Comparison of the protein contents of inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-1β in BALF among the Sham, CLP and Ab-CLP groups; (B) comparison of the protein contents of inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-1β in peripheral blood among the Sham, CLP and Ab-CLP groups; **P<0.005 compared with the CLP group; ***P<0.001 compared with the CLP group. BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; CLP, cecal ligation puncture; Ab, anti-TLR4 monoclonal antibody; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β, interleukin-1β.