![Fig. 2. Mean densitometry of interleukin-6 (IL-6) mRNA (divided by control glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [GAPDH] mRNA) in lung extracts, measured using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, is shown (error bar is SD). Compared with control (n = 4), intratracheal endotoxin (n = 6) increased lung IL-6 mRNA expression (*P < 0.05). Dobutamine (n = 6) and dopexamine (n = 6) infusion decreased this effect of endotoxin (†P < 0.05). PBS = phosphate-buffered saline; LPS = lipopolysaccharide.](https://asa2.silverchair-cdn.com/asa2/content_public/journal/anesthesiology/95/4/10.1097_00000542-200110000-00025/2/25ff2.png?Expires=1716531254&Signature=zbDVxKwFkjOdwfsnBNuiHmBIt9cE6ktCDtnWsTUvwRQcHRinkfKSHu~vEmc~QiM3WqhT2yW-7kHnsRNW~pKuMctTUDqzL6vLDbE~u1MI1RvVx1l0S2SnAwQKseiIKH6PTmBgS5~Ix1KQ0Xk9ggAngHu3ae5ugqqClitm2yEUjPfyBMp6QfafWKQ-XHOhNt7sANkqmLzxPlmQgKIDRr~sk6NyxIbCsVpTm84EmbTWpZLL3jap1iWOk7lqROPRFoEi~KHkc~uVEnfeTAHOGge2Pr7bJxM6Lvn-Knw95Oy1jY0~siEpuAL1~yLxOZO~WM8nrGzSoCfEe594ltKx8alStw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Fig. 2. Mean densitometry of interleukin-6 (IL-6) mRNA (divided by control glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [GAPDH] mRNA) in lung extracts, measured using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, is shown (error bar is SD). Compared with control (n = 4), intratracheal endotoxin (n = 6) increased lung IL-6 mRNA expression (*P < 0.05). Dobutamine (n = 6) and dopexamine (n = 6) infusion decreased this effect of endotoxin (†P < 0.05). PBS = phosphate-buffered saline; LPS = lipopolysaccharide.
