Table 1.
IL-6 Serum Levels of TNF-α Transgenic and Wild-type Mice at Different Weeks of Age
Mice | IL-6* | |||||
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7 wk | 9 wk | 11 wk | ||||
U/ml | ||||||
TNF-α (n = 8) | 67.65 ± 11.74 | 56.44 ± 19.14 | 55.25 ± 5.28 | |||
Wild type (n = 11) | 20.93 ± 4.40 | 20.01 ± 1.44 | 24.68 ± 2.20 | |||
(P <0.01) | (P <0.02) | (P <0.001) |
Mean values ± SE. IL-6 activity was measured by hybridoma growth assay and P values were calculated by ANOVA.