Figure 5. Cytokine production by peripheral blood cells stimulated with lipolysaccharide (lipopolysaccharide) at 33°C vs 38°C.

Fresh whole blood from rabbits was incubated during 2 to 6 hours after lipopolysaccharide adjunction. Experiments were done at either 33°C and 38°C (n=6 for each condition). Interleukin‐6 data are expressed as mean±SEM. Interleukin‐1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‐α concentrations were then measured in the plasma. *P<0.05 vs corresponding value at 33°C.