Fig. 8
From: Effects of ghrelin supplementation on the acute phase of Chagas disease in rats
Cytokine quantification. Male Wistar rats were infected with T. cruzi and treated for 14 days with ghrelin. On day 15 post-infection, the animals were euthanized, and the sera collected. Cytokines INF-γ (a), IL-12 (b) and IL-6 (c) were quantified by ELISA. Abbreviations: C, non-infected and non-treated control; CG, non-infected and treated control; I, infected and non-treated animals; IG, infected and treated animals. *P < 0.05