Effects of calcitriol on the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 (A) in lung tissues.

<p>All data were obtained at 4 h after seawater aspiration. (a) normal group; (b) seawater group; (c)–(e) 1 µg/kg, 5 µg/kg and 25 µg/kg calcitriol groups; (f) dexamethasone group. n = 8, ***P<0.001 versus group a, # P<0.05, ## P<0.01, ### P<0.001 versus group b. Effects of calcitriol on the NF-κB p65 phosphorylation (B) in lung tissues. Proteins were obtained at 4 h after seawater aspiration. The ratios of pNF-κB versus NF-κB were obtained for each group to examine the pNF-κB content. NG: normal group; SG: seawater group; CG: 25 µg/kg calcitriol group; DG: dexamethasone group. n = 6, ***P<0.001 versus group NG, # P<0.05, ## P<0.01 versus group SG.