Optimal dosing time of Dachengqi decoction for protection of extrapancreatic organs in rats with experimental acute pancreatitis

Figure 3 Serum inflammatory cytokine levels in rats. Rats in each treatment group were orally administered with Dachengqi decoction (DCQD), and rats in each control group were orally administered with normal saline. 4-4, 12-4, and 24-4: Rats were dosed with DCQD at 4 h, 12 h, and 24 h, respectively, after AP induction and were euthanized at 4 h after dosing; 4-24, 12-24, and 24-24: Rats were dosed with DCQD at 4 h, 12 h, and 24 h, respectively, after AP induction and were euthanized at 24 h after dosing. Heart blood samples were collected to detect the inflammatory cytokine levels. The results are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 6). ^fP < 0.05 vs control group.