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Fig. 3 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Fig. 3

From: Induction of immune gene expression and inflammatory mediator release by commonly used surgical suture materials: an experimental in vitro study

Fig. 3

Protein Secretion Results. The concentration of IL-1β protein released by THP-1 cells into media, in response to culture with the suture materials, was measured using ELISA on days 1, 3 and 5. Means from three independent biological repeats is reported ± SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using two-way ANOVA and post-hoc Dunnett’s test (*p < 0.05)

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