Expression patterns of cytokine, growth factor and cell cycle-related genes after partial hepatectomy in rats with thioacetamide-induced cirrhosis

Figure 1 Hepatic A: TNF-α and B: IL-6 concentrations after PH on healthy rats (white bars) and cirrhotic rats (black bars). At different time points after the operation, the remnant liver was harvested, homogenized and the supernatant was used for analysis. For each time point, the supernatant from 6 animals was pooled and used for ELISA analysis. All analyses were carried out in triplicates and the results are expressed as mean + SD. ^cP < 0.05, ANOVA analysis, for comparison between control rats before (at 0 h) and after PH. ^aP < 0.05, ANOVA analysis, for comparison between the cirrhotic group and the corresponding control group at each time point.