Involvement of Nitric Oxide in a Rat Model of Carrageenin-Induced Pleurisy

Figure 7

Effects of AE-ITU, L-NNA, NOC-18 and L-arginine on the release of cytokines. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) (a), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (b) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) (c) levels in the pleural exudates 6 hours after Cg challenge. Data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. from 6 to 8 rats. ${}_{}{}^{*}P<.05\text{,}$${}_{}{}^{**}P<.01$ as compared to control group; ${}_{}{}^{\#}P<.05\text{,}$${}_{}{}^{\#\#}P<.01$ as compared to Cg group.

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