Figure 5From: Taurine chloramine decreases cell viability and cytokine production in blood and spleen lymphocytes from septic rats submitted to sepsisEffect of TauCl on production of proinflammatory mediator TNFα by Th1 lymphocytes. Activated lymphocytes (1 × 106 cells/ml) were preincubated with TauCl (0.1 or 0.5 mM) for 1 hour. After this, supernatants were collected and TNFα was measured by ELISA. (A) blood; (B) spleen. Results are expressed as means ± SD. *Compared with sham control 24 hours; #compared with Clp control 24 hours; &compared with sham control 120 hours; $compared with Clp control 120 hours, all with P < 0.05 significant (n = 5).Back to article page