Uninjured (SHAM) deficient animals show elevated levels of inflammatory cytokine proteins (light) compared to nutritionally normal animals (dark). Values are normalized to normal uninjured animals (vertical axis = 1). Asterisks denote a significant t-test with p < 0.05. Western blot images refer to the cytokine located in the graph above, and β-actin images indicate loading controls. Nrm: normal; Def: vitamin D deficient.