D Wild-type and Cuedc2-/- mice were treated with a sham or I/R operation in vivo. Three hours after the onset of reperfusion, the mRNA levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 23 (IL-23) were tested. * p = 0.0005, ** p = 0.0001, n = 3 per group. 