Table 2.

Levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) among study groups

Group	Experimental detail	COX-2 (ng/mL)	p-value a	IFN-γ (ng/mL)	p-value a
		Mean±SD		Mean±SD
Control	Negative control	2.02±0.18	<0.001	39.98±3.51	<0.001
MSG	MSG 8 mg/kg	2.85±0.16		48.29±3.96
BGE200	Black garlic extract 200 mg/kg	2.37±0.64		39.29±2.12
BGE400	Black garlic extract 400 mg/kg	3.36±0.22		51.07±3.73
BGE600	Black garlic extract 600 mg/kg	3.46±0.18		52.34±1.94

BGE: black garlic ethanol; MSG: monosodium glutamate

^aAnalyzed using One-way ANOVA