CXCL8 and Sepsis: Treatment with XBJ led to a significant reduction in both cytokines releases, as compared with the sepsis-control group at the same time point, with the inhibition rate of IL-8 by 22.7%, 37.2%, and 38.5% and TNF-α by 45.4%, 32.1%, and 39.3%, at 6, 12, and 24 hrs after injection, respectively.