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Table 1 Comparison of serum concentrations of endotoxins (LPS), nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and interferon-gamma (IFNγ) of animals-controls (group A) and of animals pre-treated with thalidomide (group C) sacrificed five hours after bacterial challenge.

From: Immunomodulatory intervention in sepsis by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with thalidomide: an experimental study

 

Group A

Group C

p

 

Mean ± SE

 

LPS (EU/ml)

13.12 ± 0.17

13.52 ± 0.44

NS

NO (μM)

1,694.4 ± 400.9

618.9 ± 350.3

0.009

MDA (mM)

4.30 ± 1.51

4.56 ± 0.54

NS

TNFα (pg/ml)

153.9 ± 53.8

74.7 ± 22.5

0.012

IFNγ (pg/ml)

782.4 ± 103.2

564.4 ± 116.5

NS