Antiemetic and Myeloprotective Effects of Rhus verniciflua Stoke in a Cisplatin-Induced Rat Model

Figure 4

Serotonin and its related genes and proinflammatory cytokines. Serotonin concentrations in the small intestine were measured using ELISA (a). The gene expression levels of 5-HT3A receptor and SERT were measured using real-time PCR (b). Protein levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β (c) were performed using ELISA method. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (). , , and compared with the normal group; , , and compared with the control group.

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