Fig. 6From: Ethyl pyruvate protects against sepsis-associated encephalopathy through inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasomeIntrathecal injection of EP rescued the SAE in the CLP model. a Traveled distance of shamed or septic mice treated with EP (2.5 mg/kg) or vehicle (PBS) in the open field test. b The preference indices of the four groups of mice in the training stage of novel object recognition test. c The preference indices of the four groups of mice in the testing stage of novel object recognition test. Data presented as mean ± SEM (n ≥ 5 mice/ group) and compared by one-way ANOVA and post-hoc test, * P < 0.05Back to article page