Figure 2.
Cytokine expression in intermittent hyperoxia exposed rats.
Note: (A) Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α; (B) macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α; (C) leptin; (D) Other cytokines. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 (non-parametric Mann Whitney test). VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; FGF: fibroblast growth factor; IFN: interferon; MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein-1; SCF: stem cell factor; IL: interleukin; TGF: transforming growth factor.