TABLE 3.
Serum markers in men before and 1 wk after supplementation with placebo (low VA stores) or vitamin A (high VA stores)1
| Low VA store
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High VA store
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| IL-17, ng/L | 5.74 ± 1.14 | 5.03 ± 1.02 | 4.09 ± 1.09 | 3.55 ± 1.10 |
| IL-6, ng/L | 44.7 ± 28.7 | 51.3 ± 31.6 | 80.0 ± 43.3 | 26.3 ± 23.8 |
| Eotaxin, ng/L | 273 ± 29.2 | 281 ± 34.4 | 247 ± 23.4 | 269 ± 29.7 |
| Neopterin, nmol/L | 8.25 ± 0.41 | 8.55 ± 0.53 | 7.58 ± 0.57 | 7.97 ± 0.58 |
| AGP, g/L | 8.04 ± 0.42 | 8.20 ± 0.38 | 8.56 ± 0.47 | 8.78 ± 0.42 |
| CRP, mg/L | 1.18 ± 1.74 | 0.75 ± 0.49 | 0.73 ± 0.14 | 1.27 ± 0.32 |
| TNFα, ng/L | 17.0 ± 1.42* | 14.0 ± 1.41 | 14.7 ± 1.83 | 14.5 ± 1.69# |
| IP10, ng/L | 154 ± 31.9* | 113 ± 12.6 | 154 ± 29.4 | 182 ± 29.1# |
1
Values are means ± SE, n = 18. *Different from postsupplementation (within group), P < 0.05; #different from low VA after adjustment for presupplementation value, P < 0.05.