Figure 6From: Detrimental effect of apoptosis of lymphocytes at an early time point of experimental abdominal sepsis Comparative concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) in serum and in supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated over consecutive follow-up of rabbits subject to experimental peritonitis after stimulation with LPS or Pam3Cys. P values refer to comparisons between animals with percentage of apoptosis of lymphocytes 4 hours after induction of peritonitis either ≤32% or > 32%; NS: non-significant.Back to article page