Table 2.

Effect of microinjection of A-779 into the PVN on pro-inflammatory cytokines in the PVN.

Group	Protein level in the PVN (pg/mg)
	TNF-α	IL-6
HS + PVN vehicle	8.8 ± 0.6*	60.3 ± 5.9*
HS + PVN A-779	5.8 ± 0.5*†	41.7 ± 4.1*†
NS + PVN vehicle	3.7 ± 0.4	29.2 ± 3.4
NS + PVN A-779	3.5 ± 0.3	26.5 ± 3.2

NS, normal salt diet; HS, high salt diet; PVN, paraventricular nucleus. Values are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 7); *P < 0.05 versus NS groups; ^†P < 0.05 HS + PVN A-779 versus HS + PVN vehicle.