Table 4.
Mean cytokine values in different treatment categories.
| Cytokines | Control/Olive | LD Alc/Olive | HD Alc/Olive | HD Alc/DHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 15 IL1 beta | Mean (±SD) | 61.0 (±78.6) | 22.9 (± 29.9) | 109.9 (±60.5) | 105.6 (±71.1) |
| N | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Day 15 IL12p70 | Mean (±SD) | 52.6 (±40.8) | 344.9 (±549.8) | 68.5 (±29.3) | 87.4 (±16.6) |
| N | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Day 15 TNF-alpha | Mean (±SD) | 0 | 2.3 (±5.0) | 1.7 (±3.8) | 2.1 (±4.3) |
| N | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Day 20 IL1 beta | Mean (±SD) | 2.8 (±4.5) | 0 | 1 (±1.4) | 10.5 (±21.0) |
| N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Day 20 IL12p70 | Mean (±SD) | 42.4 (±14.2) | 138.2 (±195.5) | 16 (±32.1) | 41.7 (±10.6) |
| N | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
N = total number of dams per group (final number of dams was less than planned dams per group due to death of some dams during the study); LD Alc, low dose alcohol (1.6 g/kg/day); HD Alc, high dose alcohol (2.4 g/kg/day); DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; SD, standard deviation; IL, interleukin.