Fig. 2From: Effects of methylprednisolone on blood-brain barrier and cerebral inflammation in cardiac surgery—a randomized trialThe individual data on the pre- and postoperative levels of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8). The increase in serum levels of IL-8 seen after surgery was clearly attenuated by methylprednisolone (steroid), while methylprednisolone induced a pronounced accentuation of the CSF IL-8 response to cardiac surgeryBack to article page