Fig. 3From: Clinical improvement of sepsis by extracorporeal centrifugal leukocyte apheresis in a porcine modelChanges in inflammatory cytokines. A PCT; B CRP; C TNF-α; D INF-γ; E IL-10; F IL-6; G MPO. The (*) stands for statistical significance between the two groups (P < 0.05). Abbreviations: PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C reaction protein; MPO, myeloperoxidase. (Induction, baseline and sepsis induction; Pre-Tr, 12 h after sepsis induction and before treatment; Post-Tr, the end of treatment; End, 24 h after treatment and time before euthanasia)Back to article page