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Figure 1 | Journal of Neuroinflammation

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From: Activation of the inflammatory transcription factor nuclear factor interleukin-6 during inflammatory and psychological stress in the brain

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Tb, motor activity, and plasma IL-6 levels during novel environment stress or control situation in rats. (A) Novel environment stress (stress) induced a rise in body temperature (Tb). (B) This response was preceded and accompanied by increased motor activity (averaged cumulative activity over 15 min for each) but (C) no significant rise in plasma interleukin 6 (IL-6)-levels, when compared over time to unstressed control animals. Dashed black arrows indicate changes in the number of animals; this number of animals reduces with time because of animal groups being perfused at the indicated time points. n = 3 (30, 90, and 120 min) or 6 (60 and 240 min) for each group of perfusion (stress; control only for 60 and 240 min). For IL-6 n = 3 or 6 (60 and 240 min) samples were analyzed *P < 0.05.

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