Fig. 7.
sRAGE (A) and angiopoietin-2 (B) plasma concentration over the perioperative period. Bars indicate the mean and SD. *P < 0.05 compared with anesthesia onset value and #P < 0.05 compared with superior vena cava at aortic unclamping (within-group comparison). §P < 0.05 between-group comparison. sRAGE, soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products.