The Poststroke Peripheral Immune Response Is Differentially Regulated by Leukemia Inhibitory Factor in Aged Male and Female Rodents

Figure 4

Sex and treatment do not alter IL-12 p40 or CCL8. (a) There were no significant effects of sex or drug treatment on IL-12 p40 levels in the spleens of MCAO+PBS male () and female rats (). Furthermore, there were no significant changes in relative p40 levels after MCAO+LIF treatment in male () and female () rats. for both sham groups. (b) There were no significant effects of sex or drug treatment on CCL8 levels in the spleens of MCAO+PBS male () and female rats (). Furthermore, there were no significant changes in relative p40 levels after MCAO+LIF treatment in male () and female () rats per treatment group. for both sham groups.

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