Research Article

Does Citrulline Have Protective Effects on Liver Injury in Septic Rats?

Table 4

Serum concentrations of cytokines and chemokines in each group (pg/mL).

AnalyteNormal groupCit groupCLP groupCLP+Cit group
6 h12 h24 h6 h12 h24 h

G-CSFUndetectedUndetected8.75 ± 2.3813.59 ± 2.0113.08 ± 0.084.72 ± 3.924.03 ± 1.6221.38 ± 0.71
Eotaxin6.65 ± 2.833.78 ± 1.5714.89 ± 4.7812.24 ± 7.8810.49 ± 2.9912.22 ± 2.5912.46 ± 5.3017.35 ± 4.95
GM-CSFUndetectedUndetected98.58 ± 92.66105.45 ± 86.7672.70 ± 22.1582.70 ± 53.4163.39 ± 36.3149.49 ± 23.77
IL-1α3.10 ± 2.19Undetected55.67 ± 26.8323.86 ± 9.7041.49 ± 24.6153.31 ± 48.3226.85 ± 22.3751.55 ± 21.02
Leptin2810.2 ± 1184.972123.75 ± 699.7120809.5 ± 7712.1015190.6 ± 7086.616007.75 ± 4217.848735.2 ± 1996.729794 ± 5442.8618706.6 ± 13241.32
MIP-1α32.67 ± 11.5526.36 ± 3.51513.14 ± 287.45127.97 ± 87.4336.86 ± 12.72205.86 ± 88.74183.71 ± 193.66251.80 ± 196.25
IL-4UndetectedUndetected29.49 ± 22.5519.71 ± 20.958.18 ± 12.7224.60 ± 11.0031.65 ± 21.7239.54 ± 19.73
IL-1β49.28 ± 42.1944.16 ± 14.61652.95 ± 54.49371.35 ± 289.02301.4 ± 234.89233.07 ± 45.24152.92 ± 117.18278.02 ± 185.33
IL-237.92 ± 17.3025.92 ± 6.67170.84 ± 75.0471.37 ± 68.6565.11 ± 25.3763.95 ± 33.3394.15 ± 2.5092.90 ± 63.45
IL-6120.95 ± 25.7164.18 ± 43.7030070 ± 20440.721954.90 ± 923.721293.21 ± 934.892097.75 ± 2727.341688.46 ± 1826.321660.26 ± 27160.17
EGF0.71 ± 0.177Undetected2.22 ± 0.351.13 ± 1.881.59 ± 1.330.11 ± 0.080.85 ± 1.211.40 ± 1.33
IL-1319.14 ± 3.9010.29 ± 5.8222.72 ± 12.8922.83 ± 9.2815.98 ± 3.8324.38 ± 4.7020.37 ± 9.0631.31 ± 13.92
L-1053.06 ± 23.8062.83 ± 28.282254.67 ± 1025.292067.44 ± 2493.23502.68 ± 208.96321.36 ± 65.49725.92 ± 613.662459.21 ± 1949.54
IL-12(p70)77.31 ± 22.3977.80 ± 0.76193.73 ± 124.92148.91 ± 88.3558.43 ± 64.20111.88 ± 34.80108.50 ± 47.57168.61 ± 56.16
IFN-γ56.042 ± 23.7443.32 ± 15.73125.1 ± 52.58102.26 ± 42.8985.74 ± 37.0487.24 ± 39.8698.87 ± 52.01120.82 ± 57.06
IL-558.71 ± 21.5450.30 ± 18.33127.96 ± 30.39132.35 ± 28.57107.46 ± 10.24105.54 ± 16.63122.15 ± 26.10140.97 ± 18.23
IL-17A8.35 ± 3.913.70 ± 2.0936.44 ± 30.4929.68 ± 20.3314.53 ± 4.7319.65 ± 6.7815.37 ± 3.4230.52 ± 13.88
IL-18136.57 ± 42.88157.14 ± 85.53471.45 ± 354.16436.92 ± 374.40640.50 ± 669.11453.14 ± 383.18214.26 ± 197.21459.29 ± 305.39
MCP-1855.72 ± 309.68750.93 ± 219.387939.5 ± 5748.218296.6 ± 7103.815456.4 ± 2145.505685.4 ± 2610.897344.4 ± 2128.337420 ± 3687.26
IP-10291.16 ± 76.83241.01 ± 62.06921.03 ± 458.42979.95 ± 352.73601.56 ± 241.94867.48 ± 143.13653.79 ± 180.21822.54 ± 274.09
GRO/KC12.23 ± 8.7617.15 ± 6.9916361 ± 14266.495538.8 ± 5664.493875 ± 3330.036199.4 ± 4313.974605.4 ± 2235.933894.75 ± 3154.25
VEGF52.39 ± 21.3152.0 ± 8.25139.35 ± 111.7897.94 ± 71.38111.59 ± 93.3694.86 ± 21.8063.03 ± 21.77106.72 ± 57.30
Fractalkine80.86 ± 31.8260.21 ± 10.99131.05 ± 80.13134.01 ± 135.0673.80 ± 31.21118.60 ± 40.9669.76 ± 19.78128.01 ± 75.52
LIX2671 ± 172.812458.5 ± 347.713629.25 ± 859.083116.4 ± 983.283111.4 ± 1181.793815.6 ± 1137.013286.4 ± 796.473307.8 ± 796.00
MIP-291.92 ± 31.3165.76 ± 16.405966 ± 3067.43621.04 ± 280.54371.54 ± 380.891844.39 ± 1099.42840.10 ± 547.803875.67 ± 2332.24
TNF-α8.76 ± 1.175.35 ± 3.9846.40 ± 20.4840.76 ± 48.6813.26 ± 1.4020.02 ± 5.1325.33 ± 17.7249.52 ± 38.76
RANTES2235.8 ± 385.352161 ± 537.213981.25 ± 779.132488.4 ± 1003.482629.4 ± 876.183949 ± 1156.803259.2 ± 1015.132318.6 ± 1027.21

Serum concentrations of cytokines and chemokines were undetected if less than the minimum detectable concentration; ▲ represented the concentration peaks of cytokines and chemokines within 24 hours after surgery in CLP group and CLP+Cit group.