Table 1.

Pro-inflammatory cytokines in untreated rats: comparison with controls

	Controls	Untreated	ANOVA
	n = 6	n = 12	p value
IL-1β pg/ml	6.51 ± 6.46	164.20 ± 147.70	0.0020
IL-6 pg/ml	1.76 ± 1.28	954.22 ± 567.23	0.0002
TNFα pg/ml	1.96 ± 1.73	596.45 ± 376.81	0.0001