Figure 7. Sal inhibits MCAO/R-induced inflammatory cytokine secretion. (A–D) Optical density analysis of the TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 proteins. (E–G) QPCR results of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 expression. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD. #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 vs. sham; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 vs. MCAO/R.