Placebo (n = 11)
Hydrocortisone (n = 11)
P

NF-kκB (1 hour; %)
66 (27/125)
75 (50/98)
NS
NF-kκB (24 hours; %)
86 (61/116)
59 (34/105)
NS
TNF-α (4 hours)
45 (31/66)
31 (28/40)
NS
TNF-α (24 hours)
41 (17/45)
27 (16/40)
NS
IL-6 (pg/ml; 4 hours)
438 (396/931)
178 (93/375)
<0.01
IL-6 (pg/ml; 24 hours)
281(245/454)
139 (104/231)
<0.05
IL-10 (pg/ml; 4 hours)
16 (9/42)
137 (79/215)
<0.001
IL-10 (pg/ml; 24 hours)
3.5 (2/10)
3.5 (1/12)
NS

Weis et al. Critical Care 2003 7(Suppl 1):5   doi:10.1186/cc2151