Figure 4.

Concentration of inflammatory cytokines in serum of mice with GPI-induced arthritis. After immunization with glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI), serum samples were collected from GPI-induced DBA/1 mice at the indicated time points (days 0, 7, 14, and 28). Serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α (solid circle), IL-6 (open square), IL-1β (open triangle), or IFN-γ (open diamond) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error. n = 3 mice in each group. *P < 0.05, by Mann-Whitney's U-test.