Obesity Enhances Antioxidant Capacity and Reduces Cytokine Levels of the Spleen in Mice to Resist Splenic Injury Challenged by Escherichia coli

Figure 4

The changes on cytokines following E. coli infection: (a) leptin, (b) leptin (infected/uninfected), (c) resistin, (d) resistin (infected/uninfected), (e) TNF-α, (f) TNF-α (infected/uninfected), (g) IL-6, (h) IL-6 (infected/uninfected), (i) IL-1β, and (j) IL-1β (infected/uninfected). Values are expressed as ( mice per group). Asterisks indicate significant difference between N-E. coli and N-PBS, as well as DIO-E. coli and DIO-PBS (). Octothorps indicate significant difference between DIO-PBS and N-PBS, as well as DIO-E. coli and N-E. coli ().

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