Fig. 4.
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of biologic markers associated with inflammation (tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) and muscle proteolysis (muscle RING-finger-1 [MuRF1]). Data are presented as a box plot. Lines denote the median, and boxes delimit the 25th and 75th percentiles of eight animals per group. Relative gene expression was calculated as a ratio of the average gene expression values compared with the reference gene 36B4 and expressed as fold change relative to nonventilated (NV). Mann–Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (P < 0.0167, PCV_VTvs. PSV, PCV_ΔPLvs. PSV, and PCV_ΔPL_Tivs. PSV). PCV_ΔPL, pressure-controlled ventilation with dynamic ΔPL similar to that achieved by pressure-support ventilation; PCV_ΔPL_Ti, pressure-controlled ventilation with dynamic ΔPL and inspiratory time (Ti) similar to that achieved by pressure-support ventilation; PCV_VT, pressure-controlled ventilation with the same VT of pressure-support ventilation; PSV, pressure-support ventilation adjusted to VT = 6 ml/kg; VT, tidal volume.

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of biologic markers associated with inflammation (tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) and muscle proteolysis (muscle RING-finger-1 [MuRF1]). Data are presented as a box plot. Lines denote the median, and boxes delimit the 25th and 75th percentiles of eight animals per group. Relative gene expression was calculated as a ratio of the average gene expression values compared with the reference gene 36B4 and expressed as fold change relative to nonventilated (NV). Mann–Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (P < 0.0167, PCV_VTvs. PSV, PCV_ΔPLvs. PSV, and PCV_ΔPL_Tivs. PSV). PCV_ΔPL, pressure-controlled ventilation with dynamic ΔPL similar to that achieved by pressure-support ventilation; PCV_ΔPL_Ti, pressure-controlled ventilation with dynamic ΔPL and inspiratory time (Ti) similar to that achieved by pressure-support ventilation; PCV_VT, pressure-controlled ventilation with the same VT of pressure-support ventilation; PSV, pressure-support ventilation adjusted to VT = 6 ml/kg; VT, tidal volume.

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