Figure 5. Endotoxemia, systemic inflammation, and acute-phase response in hepatic venous blood. IL-6 = interleukin 6, SAA = serum amyloid A, CRP = C-reactive protein. Endotoxin (P = 0.018) and IL-6 (P = 0.008) concentrations were suppressed for comparisons of overall means of curves, milrinone versus control.