The effect of recombinant gal3 (rGal3) on 48 hours IVC+thrombus weight in WT, Gal3KO, and IL-6KO mice. Columns from left to right: IVC or 48 hours postligation IVC+TW in non-VT (black column, n = 4), WT (white, n = 10), rGal3-treated WT (white, n = 4), Gal3KO (gray, n = 7), rGal3-treated Gal3KO (gray, n = 4), IL-6KO (gray with dots, n = 7), and rGal3-treated IL-6KO (gray with dots, n = 3) mice.