Figure 1.
Levels of Serum TNF-α and Serum IL-6 in Rat Neonates.
(A) Serum TNF-α. (B) Serum IL-6. SAL-SAL received two IP saline injections; LPS-SAL received IP LPS followed by IP SAL; LPS-NAC (IP) received IP NAC one hour following the LPS injection; LPS-NAC (SC) received SC NAC one hour following the LPS injection; LPS-NAC (PO) received PO NAC one hour following the LPS injection. *P<0.05, significantly different from the LPS-SAL group. IP, intraperitoneal; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NAC, N-acetyl-cysteine; PO, per os; SAL, saline; SC, subcutaneous.