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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2018 Dec 11;76:248–257. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.12.005

Fig 7. CAS male rats display a trend toward blunted corticosterone release following LPS.

Fig 7.

Male and female rats of NS or CAS backgrounds received a single systemic injection of saline or LPS in adulthood to unmask potential immune priming due to stressor exposure (n = 5–7/group). Plasma corticosterone concentrations were analyzed with sex * stress * LPS as main factors. LPS led to a significant induction of all three cytokines (p<0.001). Females displayed greater corticosterone concentrations compared to males (p=0.002). A planned comparison at 2 hours post-LPS revealed lower corticosterone concentrations in CAS male rats compared to NS male rats (p=0.045). Data are presented as mean ± SEM.