Figure 3

Serum IL-6, TNFα, KC, and MIP-2α levels at 0, 2, 6 and 24 hr post thermal injury and post thermal injury plus ear punch. Thermal injury induced a significant systemic inflammatory response, as did the dual-injury model. Serum levels were determined as described in the Material and Methods section. MIP-2α measurement not performed for thermal injury plus ear punch group. Data are mean ± SEM (n = 5-7 mice/time point, * P < 0.05 as compared with baseline time 0-hr levels)