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. 2020 Apr 27;53:e20200016. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0016-2020

TABLE 2: Comparison of serum and kidney levels of oxidative stress and inflammation indicator parameters.

Parameters Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Control Sepsis Sepsis + Cefazolin Sepsis + Cefazolin + Etanercept
(n = 7) (n = 7) (n = 7) (n = 7)
Serum
CRP (pmol/L) 18.43 ± 6.37 46.50 ± 6.12a 26.40 ± 5.30b 20.07 ± 5.27b
TNF-α (ng/L) 41.74 ± 13.73 149.78 ± 25.02a 109.14 ± 8.15a,b 45.54 ± 3.7b,c
TREM (pg/mL) 93.77 ± 11.55 172.03 ± 19.69a 144.12 ± 23.03a,b 97.78 ± 14.60b,c
MDA (nmol/mL) 1.49 ± 0.54 3.07 ± 0.71a 2.33 ± 0.72 1.50 ± 0.41b
Kidney tissue
CRP (pmol/L) 23.52 ± 10.29 32.88 ± 19.35 27.26 ± 11.97 21.47 ± 5.41
TNF-α (ng/L) 33.88 ± 10.07 93.07 ± 41.95a 78.5 ± 23.84a 44.67 ± 13.76b
TREM (pg/mL) 54.77± 14.96 146.89 ± 76a 116.35 ± 18.62 59.66 ± 25.07b
MDA (nmol/mL) 0.66 ± 0.36 1.39 ± 0.63a 1.18 ± 0.43 1.01 ± 0.06

CRP: C-reactive protein, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha, TREM: triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells, MDA: malondialdehyde. ap < 0.05 in comparison with control group. bp < 0.05 in comparison with sepsis group. cp < 0.05 in comparison with sepsis + cefazolin group