IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1 levels were all upregulated in sepsis in both obese mice and NCD AL controls as seen in Figures 5(a), 5(b), and 5(d).  However, there were no significant differences in hepatic proinflammatory cytokine levels in obese compared to control septic mice. This evidence concerns the gene CCL2 and Sepsis.