Relationships of Adiponectin with Markers of Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Infants Undergoing Open Cardiac Surgery

Figure 2

Pre- and postoperative TNF-α and IL-6 (^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 compared with basal levels). The error bars designate standard deviation. IL-6 and TNF-α levels are higher than basal levels and did not normalize within the study period ((a) and (b)). (CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass; 𝑇: time; 𝑇1: before anesthesia; 𝑇2: initiation of CPB; 𝑇3: termination of CPB; 𝑇4: 6 h after CPB; 𝑇5: 12 h after CPB; 𝑇6: 24 h after CPB; 𝑇7: 48 h after CPB).

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