Niels C. Riedemann, Ren-Feng Guo, Thomas A. Neff, Ines J. Laudes, Katie A. Keller, Vidya J. Sarma, Maciej M. Markiewski, Dimitrios Mastellos, Christoph W. Strey, Carl L. Pierson, John D. Lambris, Firas S. Zetoune, Peter A. Ward
(a) ELISA measurements for IL-6 and TNF-α serum levels at 6 and 18 hours after CLP-induced sepsis and in healthy control mice (normal). When used, αC5aR treatment consisted of 20 μg/mouse at the start of CLP, with a companion group treated with control IgG (20 μg/mouse). (b) Content of aerobic bacteria in lung, liver, and kidney 18 hours after CLP-induced sepsis in mice. Compared groups were treated as described for a (n = 4 for all groups). *Statistically significant changes between αC5aR- and control IgG–treated CLP groups.