Fig. (3) Effect of intraplantar CFA and CCl on
spinal pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. CFA-treatment and CCI resulted in a
significant increase in interleukin-1beta (IL-1β)
(A)
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) (B) Tumor necrosis factor-α
(TNF-α)
(C) In lumbar spinal cord tissue homogenates as assessed by ELISA.
Statistically significant data are denoted by an asterisk (*),
p<0.05 as compared to control or vehicle-treted rats.