The IL-10 and TGF-β levels were significantly lower in CLP-induced sepsis mice than that in sham surgery or sham + rSj-Cys mice (ANOVA: F(3, 23) = 9.032, P < 0.0006 and F(3, 23) = 9.789, P < 0.0004, respectively) (Fig. 3a). This evidence concerns the gene IL10 and Sepsis.