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. 2021 Jul 15;11:14511. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93861-x

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Comparison of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 levels in the serum (A) and brain hippocampus (B) of rats in three groups 24 h after operation. Compared with the sham group, the levels of inflammatory cytokines of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 in the serum and hippocampus in both the CLP + saline group and CLP + vitamin C group were significantly increased (P = 0.000). Compared with the CLP + saline group, the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in the serum and hippocampus in the CLP + vitamin C group were significantly decreased (P = 0.001). The anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) in the serum and hippocampus were significantly increased (P = 0.001).*P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 compared with sham group; #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 compared with CLP group. TNF-α tumor necrosis factor, IL-6 interleukin-6, IL-10 interleukin-10, CLP cecal ligation and puncture.