Fig. 5. Influences of acute late sepsis on acetylcholine sensitivity at baseline ( A ) and on the effect of rocuronium on acetylcholine sensitivity ( B ). Acetylcholine sensitivity in the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) group ( filled column ) was significantly ( P < 0.01) lower than that in the sham group ( open column ) at baseline ( A ). Rocuronium dose-dependently decreased acetylcholine sensitivity, but there was no significant difference in the rocuronium concentration–acetylcholine sensitivity curves (% of baseline) between the sham and CLP groups ( B ). * P < 0.01 versus sham; n = 30 at 0 μm rocuronium (baseline) and n = 6 at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 μm rocuronium, each.