Fig. 5
From: Laparoscopic lavage in a purulent peritonitis model: impact on inflammatory proteins
Protein expression in abdominal fluid of sham animals vs. sham animals treated with laparoscopic lavage. Inflammatory proteins were analyzed by proximity extension immunoassay in abdominal fluid of sham animals (n = 3) and sham animals treated with laparoscopic lavage (n = 5), sampled one-hour post-treatment. The volcano plot displays log2 fold change of the mean protein levels (sham with laparoscopic lavage/sham) versus significance (Student’s t-test). Eighty-four proteins were detected above the threshold in > 40% of samples and included in the data analysis. Eight proteins had > 40% missing data in the lavage-treated animals but measurable in sham-operated animals and were included in the data analysis (ACVRL1, EPO, ITGB6, TPP1, VSIG2, IL10, GHRL and IL1A)