Synergistic protective effect of taurine and ascorbic acid on the levels of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin (IL)-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. The combined treatment of taurine and ascorbic acid recovered the altered protein expression levels. Serum levels of NO (a), IL-6 (b), and TNF-α (c). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001 vs. control; ###P < 0.001 vs. sham control. Scale bar 100 μm, N = 6