Figure 1
From: Effect of hemofiltration filter adsorption on circulating IL-6 levels in septic rats
Plasma IL-6 concentrations in rats before (light bars) and after (dark bars) 11 hours of hemofiltration started 9 hours after cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Animals in group 1 underwent CLP with sham hemofiltration. Animals in group 2 underwent CLP and hemofiltration. Animals in group 3 underwent CLP and hemofiltration with reinfusion of the ultrafiltrate intravenously. Heights of bars correspond to mean IL-6 levels; error bars = SEM. Significant differences were found for group 1 before versus after, and after hemofiltration between groups 1 and 2 and 1 and 3 (P < 0.05). SEM, standard error of the mean.