Skin Injuries Reduce Survival and Modulate Corticosterone, C-Reactive Protein, Complement Component 3, IgM, and Prostaglandin E₂ after Whole-Body Reactor-Produced Mixed Field (n + 𝜸-Photons) Irradiation

Figure 6

Skin injuries sustained prostaglandin E₂ response to radiation. 𝑁 = 2–6 per group and per time point. The control PGE₂ concentration was 15±2 pg/mL. (a) Skin wound trauma sustained the radiation-induced increase in PGE₂ concentrations. *𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01 versus control group. (b) Skin burn trauma transiently enhanced serum PGE₂ concentrations after irradiation. *𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01 versus control group. wnd: wounding; brn: burning; rad: radiation at 3 Gy (n/n + 𝛾 = 0.94).

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