Research Article

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

Figure 6

LIF affects splenic CXCL9, but not CXCL10, levels. (a) There was a significant increase in splenic CXCL9 among MCAO+LIF rats () compared to MCAO+PBS rats (; ). Furthermore, LIF treatment increased CXCL9 expression in female rat () compared to MCAO+PBS female (; ) levels. for both sham groups. (b) There was no significant change in splenic CXCL10 levels due to treatment or sex after MCAO. for all treatment groups except both sham groups ().
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