Box and Whisker Plots show the 25th percentile and 75th percentile (upper and lower limit of the box, respectively), the medianand extreme values (upper and lower limit of the vertical bar). *Significantly different from T0 (p<0.05). T0=at the beginning of mechanical ventilation; T1=after 60 minutes of mechanical ventilation

Figure 1: Plasma concentrations of equine IL-6, TNF-α, MPO and ELT at T0 and T1 (n=34).