Whole blood was stimulated with LPS and fMLP in the presence or absence of propofol (PFL; 10, 100 μM) or fropofol (FFL; 100 μM). Data were shown as mean +/− S.D. of 4 replicates. Two independent studies were performed. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc analysis. *, **, and *** denote p< 0.05, p< 0.01, and p< 0.001, respectively.