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Table 1 Brain tissue levels of total protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and neurofilament heavy chain in naive, sham-treated, and septic rats

From: Translational evidence for two distinct patterns of neuroaxonal injury in sepsis: a longitudinal, prospective translational study

Parameter

Naive group (n = 4)

Sham group (n = 11)

Septic group (n = 14)

p Value

Total protein levels, g/L

7.4 ± 2.6

8.7 ± 3.9

8.9 ± 2.9

>0.05

Brain tissue GFAP levels, ng/g total protein

0.34 ± 0.11

0.27 ± 0.19

0.29 ± 0.21

>0.05

Brain tissue NfHSMI35 levels, ng/g total protein

0.8 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 2.2

1.8 ± 1.7

>0.05

  1. Abbreviations: GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein, NfH Neurofilament heavy chain, Naive group Controls (noninstrumented rats), Sham group Instrumented rats without injection of fecal slurry, Septic group Instrumented rats with injection of fecal slurry
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