Table 2.

Effects of PF on the mRNA upregulation of proinflammatory molecules induced by MPTP

	Saline	MPTP	PF (5 mg kg−1)+MPTP	DPCPX (0.3 mg kg−1)+PF (5 mg kg−1)+MPTP
VM
iNOS	1.00±0.17	2.98±0.50**	1.02±0.17##	2.23±0.37$
TNF-α	1.00±0.17	2.69±0.45**	1.12±0.19##	1.74±0.29
IL-1β	1.00±0.09	5.26±0.84**	2.12±0.03##	3.51±0.14$$
Striatum
iNOS	1.00±0.03	1.95±0.32*	1.17±0.27	1.68±0.07
TNF-α	1.00±0.08	3.17±0.26**	1.30±0.02##	2.63±0.03$$
IL-1β	1.00±0.18	1.42±0.06*	1.06±0.17	1.24±0.04

All data were normalized to the GADPH mRNA level and expressed as RFC±s.e.m. (n=8).

^*P<0.05,

^**P<0.01 compared with saline-treated mice;

^##P<0.01 compared with MPTP-treated mice;

^$P<0.05,

^$$P<0.01 compared with PF (5 mg kg⁻¹)+MPTP-treated mice (one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's post hoc comparison).